St. Elizabeth $ Pay Bill

Find: Doctor Location

MyChart $ Pay Bill Pagar Su Factura

Text -+

  • Patients & Visitors
    • Building and Campus Maps
    • During Your Stay
    • Facility Updates
    • Financial Assistance
    • Gift Shop
    • Health Plan Information
    • HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
    • Interpretation/Translation Services
    • Nutrition Services
    • Pagar Su Factura
    • Patient Resource Services
    • Pay My Bill
    • Pharmacy
    • Quality of Care
    • Safety or Quality Concerns
    • Visiting of Patients
    • WebNursery
    • Wi-Fi Usage
  • Medical Services
    • Alcohol & Drug Treatment
    • Behavioral Health
    • Business Health Services
    • Cancer Care
    • Dermatology & Aesthetics
    • Diabetic Care
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Endocrinology
    • Family Birth Place
    • Family Medicine
    • Gastroenterology
    • General Surgery
    • Genetics
    • Hand Therapy
    • Heart & Vascular
    • Hospice
    • Hospitalists
    • Imaging
    • Infectious Disease
    • Intensive Care Units
    • Internal Medicine
    • Lab Services - Outpatient
    • Neurology
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Pain Management
    • Palliative Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Physiatry
    • Physical & Occupational Therapy
    • Podiatry
    • Precision Medicine
    • Primary Care
    • Pulmonary Services
    • Rheumatology
    • Sleep Disorders
    • Speech Pathology
    • Spine Center
    • Sports Medicine
    • Stroke Services
    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Total Joint Center
    • Urgent Care
    • Urogynecology
    • Urology
    • Weight Management
    • Women's Health
    • Wound Care
  • Community Outreach
    • Activating Hope
    • CardioVascular Mobile Health Unit
    • Classes & Events
    • Community Benefits
    • Domestic Violence Program
    • Foundation
    • Fresh Start Smoking Cessation
    • Grief Support
    • Health Ministries
    • Healthy Headlines
    • Media Relations
    • Mobile Mammography
    • News
    • Pastoral Care
    • Power Lunches
    • PrimeWise
    • Sponsored Runs & Walks
    • Sponsorship Requests
    • Support Groups
    • Walking Paths
  • Resources
    • About Us
    • Administration
    • Ask the Expert
    • Awards
    • Board of Trustees
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Create a Care Card
    • Family Medicine Residency
    • Family Practice Center
    • Financial Assistance
    • For Health Professionals
    • Frequently Called Numbers
    • Get a Second Opinion
    • Health Library
    • History
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance Carriers
    • Living Will
    • Mayo Clinic Care Network
    • Mission/Vision/Values
    • Mobile App
    • Patient Pricing
    • PulsePoint
    • Quality Reporting
    • Send a CareGram
    • Sponsorship Requests
    • Volunteer Services
  • Careers
    • Apply Now
    • Current Associates
    • Nursing
    • Physician Recruitment
    • See All Jobs
    • St. Elizabeth Physicians Jobs
  • Homepage
  • Medical Services
  • Orthopaedics
  • Hip
  • Anterior Hip Replacement
Orthopaedics Menu
  • Orthopaedics
  • Hip
  • Anterior Hip Replacement
  • Caregiver Resources
  • Hip Doctors & Surgeons
  • Hip Pain
    • Hip Pain Treatment Options
    • Non-Surgical Hip Pain Treatments
  • Total Hip Replacement
    • Signs You Need a Hip Replacement
    • Hip Replacement - FAQs
    • Hip Replacement Recovery
  • Hip Surgical Options
  • Hip Surgery Advancements

Anterior Hip Replacement

When you’re considering total hip replacement surgery, the anterior hip replacement approach provides fast recovery with less pain. The St. Elizabeth Orthopaedic team, which consists of affiliated orthopaedic surgeons from OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, are offering this innovative, minimally invasive approach to total hip replacement.

Anterior vs. Posterior: What’s the Difference?

The main difference between the traditional approach to hip replacement, known as posterior, and the anterior approach is where the surgeon makes the incision to reach the hip. The posterior approach uses an incision behind the hip, near the buttocks. It provides an ideal view of the hip, but the surgeon has to cut muscles that you use for walking. That results in more limitations after surgery and a longer recovery.

With the anterior approach to hip replacement, the incision is made toward the front of the hip joint, where it’s closer to the skin. The surgeon can access the hip joint without cutting muscles around the hip and thigh. That means:

  • You can return to a more active lifestyle sooner
  • Shorter recovery time with less pain
  • Fewer physical restrictions

The anterior approach requires advanced training, along with a special operating table that positions you for better access to the hip. The affiliated surgeons, from OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, have the experience, and the successful outcomes you want when it comes to making the choice that’s right for you. Most people are candidates for the anterior approach. Talk to your doctor about whether it’s an option for you. 

Contact Us

If you are considering a total hip replacement surgery and would like to discuss your options for either outpatient or inpatient surgery, please call our affiliated orthopaedic surgeons at OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine at 859-301-BONE (2663) for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Meet Your Orthopaedic Surgeons

Ryan Finnan, MD

Matthew Grunkemeyer, MD

Richard Hoblitzell, MD

Matthew Hummel, MD

Jonathon Spanyer, MD

About St. Elizabeth
  • About Us
  • Associate Log In
  • Careers
  • For Health Professionals
  • Foundation
  • St. Elizabeth Physicians
  • Learn More
How Can We Help?
  • Find a Location
  • Find a Provider
  • Frequently Called Numbers
  • Health Library
  • Pay My Bill
  • Pagar Su Factura
  • Site Map
Legal
  • Disclaimer/HIPAA
  • Patient Rights and Responsibilities
  • © 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
  • All rights reserved. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation serving the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region. Tax identification #610445850
Help Us Continue To Provide Quality Care
  • Donate
  • Human Resources
  • Physician Opportunities
  • Volunteer
Visit St. Elizabeth Physicians
Healthy
Headlines
  • Helping you live a better life.
  • View Health Tips
Social