The effect of surgical approach in total hip replacement on outcomes:

The effect of surgical approach in total hip replacement on outcomes: an analysis of 723,904 elective operations from the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man
BMC Med 18, 242 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01672-0

• Analysis of 723,904 hip replacement operations performed between 2003 and 2016 found that lateral procedures were associated with more deaths and a greater risk of further hip surgery. Compared to the posterior approach, the lateral approach was predicted to have an increased risk (between 5% and 12%) of revision surgery at 12 years and a 15% increased risk of death within three months of surgery.
• See NIHR summary here.