Direct Anterior Approach Hip Replacement Surgery

by Paul D. Maitino, DO | 14 years ago

Muscle sparing hip replacement surgery, also known as Direct Anterior Approach, is a new, less invasive, surgical method that allows Community Hospital hip specialist, Dr. Paul Maitino, to replace hip joints and return patients to their regular activities faster than ever before. This surgery uses a single 3-5 inch incision in the front of the hip instead of the reguar posterior location. The muscle and surrounding tis