How is an anterior hip replacement surgery performed?
The anterior approach is an exciting new technique that we are currently performing to replace a hip. Instead of the patient lying on their side for the operation, they lie on their back. We then make a small 4 inch incision just below and to the outside of the groin. After the skin incision 2 muscles are identified and then pushed aside. No muscles at any time during this procedure are split or detached. We then have clear access to the hip at which point we then perform the replacement. Again the ball and socket are replaced as I just mentioned with similar components. After completion of the procedure, we don’t have to repair any muscles that were split or detached and the skin is closed.
