For OrthoNebraska’s Sayfe Jassim, M.D., specializing in total joint replacement surgery means being able to give people their lives back. “My fiancé jokes about my enthusiasm toward hip and knee ...

Making the decision to undergo hip replacement surgery can be tough, especially when you consider the pros and cons of each surgical option. While traditional hip replacement surgery continues to ...

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 ...

Carson Tahoe Health is proud to announce the addition of direct anterior (DA) hip replacement surgery to its surgical capabilities, allowing patients the option for a minimally-invasive procedure with ...

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 ...

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

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., ...

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 ...

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, ...

Many of us will suffer from hip pain at some point in our life. While there are many different causes and treatment options, at some point, some patients require hip replacement surgery. A. Hip pain ...

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.