Abstract:[Objective] To compare the early outcomes of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) through SuperPATH approach versus pos- terolateral approach (PLA) . [Methods] From July 2018 to December 2020, a total of 88 patients underwent primary THA in our hospital. Of them, 45 patients were undergoing THA through SuperPATH approach, however, 2 cases were changed to PLA intraoperatively, finally 43 cases were enrolled in the SuperPATH group, while 43 patients had THA by using PLA approach. The perioperative, follow-up and im- aging data were compared between the two groups. [Results] The SuperPATH group was superior to the PLA group in terms of incision length, postoperative drainage, time to return walking and hospital stay (P<0.05) , whereas the former was inferior to the latter in intraopera- tive blood loss and operation time (P<0.05) . The SuperPATH group resumed full-weight bearing activity significantly earlier than the PLA group (P<0.05) . The SuperPATH group were significantly better than the PLA group in terms of the VAS and Harris scores at 3 months after surgery (P<0.05) , whereas which became not statistical significant between the two groups at the latest follow-up (P>0.05) . Regarding to ra- diographic assessment, there was no a significant difference in acetabular inclination between the two groups at the latest follow-up (P>0.05) , but the anteversion angle of the SuperPATH group was significantly higher than that of the PLA group (P<0.05) . [Conclusion] The Super- PATH has the advantages of smaller incision, less trauma, less pain and faster postoperative functional recovery, whereas longer operation time compared with PLA approach.