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 ...
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., ...
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 ...
WAIMEA — A new approach to total hip replacement surgery at North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) is revolutionizing patient recovery — shortening it from months to weeks and with far less pain. That ...
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 ...
SAN DIEGO — The direct anterior approach to total hip replacement might lead to a faster return to mobility than the posterior approach, results from a head-to-head comparison suggest. In particular, ...
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 ...
For more than a year, Robert Passmore had problems with his hip. Back pain, arthritis, limited range of motion. “I was losing mobility quite a while and I didn’t notice it,” Passmore said. His golf ...