The surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty continues to be a controversial topic among joint replacement surgeons. Traditional approaches, such as the posterior approach and the anterolateral ...

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.

DALLAS — Use of the posterior approach in total hip arthroplasty had the highest risk of dislocation and use of the lateral approach had highest rate of all-cause revision surgery, according to ...

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 ...

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 to hip arthroplasty is slightly riskier than the posterior or lateral approaches, researchers say. "The small but statistically significant increased risk of major surgical ...

OrthoGrid Systems released the HipGrid for anterior and posterior approach total hip replacement. HipGrid is a set of proprietary, radiopaque, fluoroscopic guides designed to help address common ...

As I discussed last week, I was on a very narrow five-week time frame to fix my hip problem and be ready to drive 60 miles to Hanover College and teach my classes. As the first step for a hip ...

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, ...

Since it was first pioneered in the 1960s, total hip replacement surgery has undergone many improvements. At one point, anterior approach hip replacements were commonplace, but their popularity was ...

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.