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The Impact of Arthritis and Obesity on Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery

Why I No Longer Use the Anterior Approach for Primary Total Hip Replacement Surgery

September 5, 2021

As a surgeon with a specialty practice in hip and knee replacement surgery, patients rely on my expertise. Recently, a patient asked me why I no longer use the anterior approach for total hip replacement. I stopped performing this procedure because in my experience there are no advantages to the surgery, rather a number of potential disadvantages. Simply, I couldn't continue to use a procedure that I could not trust to deliver every time.

A Hip Replacement Surgery Q & A

September 4, 2021

As head of the Leone Center for Orthopedic Care, I often am asked to discuss my specialty: hip and knee replacement surgery. One reporter recently asked me to comment on his five top questions about hip replacement surgery. Since these are questions I often hear from patients, I wanted to share this Q & A on my blog.

Partial vs. Total Hip Replacement Surgery

August 8, 2017

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Some patients in need of a hip replacement will ask me if they are candidates for a partial rather than a total hip replacement because it sounds “less invasive.” Unlike the knee (which has three distinct compartments and when one wears out there’s a good chance that only that compartment needs to be replaced), the hip is a single ball (femoral head) and joint socket (acetabulum) and a partial hip replacement often isn’t the optimum choice.

Tag Archive for: 5. total hip replacement

The Impact of Arthritis and Obesity on Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery

Why I No Longer Use the Anterior Approach for Primary Total Hip Replacement Surgery

A Hip Replacement Surgery Q & A

Partial vs. Total Hip Replacement Surgery

Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery

Revision Hip Replacement Surgery

Total Hip Replacement Surgery