5 Advantages of the SuperPATH Hip Replacement

The SuperPATH is a technique and surgical approach to hip replacement that allows the implant to be placed without ever fully dislocating the hip joint. It is both tissue sparing and minimally invasive and has a low complication rate.  By avoiding the trauma of...

Restrictions After Hip and Knee Replacement

I write this a few hours after returning from a Class V whitewater rafting trip on the Penobscot River in northern Maine and a day after hiking in Baxter State Park on some of their more moderate trails. As some of my patients know, I have two hip replacements that I...

Expectation Management and Joint Replacement

One of the chief sources of patient dissatisfaction after joint replacement is unmet expectations. This is principally driven by failure to achieve the degree of improvement or return to activities that patients desire. While there may be many reasons for this...