This week we are going to discuss the anterior total hip arthroplasty or replacement. This modern method of replacing the hip is adding some significant improvements to the restrictions generally ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Cape Fear Valley Health. The word is getting out that a hip replacement that starts with an incision from the front (anterior) instead of a more typical back ...

Total hip replacement is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures in the U.S., but debate continues around the best surgical approach. During a recent presentation hosted by Becker’s ...

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

Q. Can you explain the Anterior Approach to total hip replacement? A. The Anterior Approach enters the hip joint in the front of the hip between muscles rather than detaching tendons on the side of ...

Joel Matta, MD, pioneered the anterior approach for total hip replacement in the United States in 1996, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip disorders at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., ...

Senior Director of U.S. Joint Reconstruction and Outpatient Marketing at DePuy Synthes Scott Zellner discusses the evolution of the Anterior Approach to total hip replacement and how the move to value ...

Every year more than a quarter of a million Americans have total hip replacement surgery. It's almost always a successful operation that frees patients from what's often described as disabling pain.

The anterior approach is an increasingly popular approach to total hip replacement. Recent advances in operating room tables and implant designs have made the anterior approach more surgeon friendly.

Q. I have a severely arthritic hip. It’s pretty clear that I’m a candidate for hip replacement. When I looked on the Internet, there were a lot of Web sites promoting “anterior hip replacement.” What ...