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 ...

Jason needed hip replacement surgery. "When my hips started giving out, I thought I'd never walk again. I don't remember being so scared," said Jason. Within two years, both hips were replaced.

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., ...

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 ...

The anterior approach for total hip replacement involves going in through the front of the hip, rather than the back. Proponents say it speeds up... Patients Seek A Different Approach To Hip ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The surgical approach to total hip replacement (THR)—either from the front of the body or the side/back (anterior versus posterior)—has no impact on outcomes six months after surgery, according to ...