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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.

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.

Frequent Reader Questions about Hip Dislocations and Problems

March 9, 2017

In my last Q&A blog post, I shared some of the most common reader questions about knee replacement surgery. Again, I will use a Q&A format to share some of the most-frequently asked questions and concerns relating to a hip dislocation or hip subluxation, a condition in which the hip joint is partially, but not fully, dislocated.

Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement: Advantages and Disadvantages

September 5, 2010

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There are many well-established surgical approaches to the hip. …

Total Hip Replacement Surgery

March 9, 2010

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty,…