Anterior Hip Replacement
Individuals suffering from arthritis, hip pain and stiffness can choose a less invasive procedure when hip replacement surgery is their treatment choice: the anterior hip replacement. This procedures minimizes the pain and time from surgery to recovery. Memorial Medical Center's Robert Schwartz, MD, is the leading orthopedist offering anterior hip replacements in Southern New Mexico.
About anterior hip replacement
The anterior approach to hip replacement surgery allows the surgeon to reach the hip joint from the front of the hip as opposed to the lateral (side) or the posterior (back) approach. This way, the hip can be replaced without detachment of muscle from the pelvis or femur during surgery. The surgeon can simply work through the natural interval between the muscles. The most important muscles for hip function, the gluteal muscles that attach to the pelvis and femur, are left undisturbed and, therefore, do not require a healing process to recover from surgical trauma.
Who is a candidate for this procedure?
Suffering with arthritis?
You can now choose minimally-invasive surgery when hip replacement is the chosen treatment.
Hip pain?
The most important muscles for hip function are left undisturbed and, therefore, do not require a healing process to recover.
Stiffness or limited hip movement?
The anterior approach is a proven technique that minimizes the pain and surgical recovery time
*Not all patients are candidates for the anterior approach to hip replacement. Schedule a full consultation to learn if anterior hip replacement is right for you.
Benefits of anterior hip procedure
Because it’s less invasive than posterior and lateral approaches, the anterior procedure:
- Requires a smaller surgical incision, causing less damage to surrounding muscles and tendons
- Is more amenable to an outpatient procedure and faster discharge
- Leads to a less painful recovery
- Leads to a quicker recovery