Same-day discharge total hip arthroplasty through the direct anterior approach using a standardised pathway: safety and reproducibility in three hundred eighty-four consecutive cases.

A study of 384 consecutive total hip arthroplasty (THA) cases using the direct anterior approach found that same-day discharge is both safe and reproducible when a standardized care pathway is followed. The research highlights the feasibility of outpatient THA, which has direct implications for postoperative physical therapy planning and early rehabilitation protocols. Success of same-day discharge models depends heavily on coordinated perioperative care, including PT-guided mobilization and patient education.

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