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Why I No Longer Use the Anterior Approach for Primary Total Hip Replacement Surgery
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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.
The Most Common Reason for Chronic, Debilitating Hip Pain
Hip pain is a common problem with many potential causes.
The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement Patient: Figuring out What Is Wrong
Unfortunately, there are a significant number of people who have undergone total knee replacement (TKR) and are not happy with the result. Some studies estimate 20% or more fall into this category. Defining success or a “satisfactory result” can mean two very different things to an individual who had the total knee versus the surgeon who implanted it.
Partial vs. Total Hip Replacement Surgery
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.
The Pros and Cons of Two Approaches to Hip Replacement: Mini-Posterior and Direct Anterior
In my last blog post, I discussed minimally invasive surgery…