Advancing the Anterior Approach
Advocating for the anterior approach wasn’t my first time championing an unpopular idea. In the end, you can’t “win the game” if there’s no one to play against.”
December 27, 2024
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From Dr. Joel Matta – his journey to the Anterior approach hip as we know it in the US today.
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Anterior THA and the Orthopedic Table
“Designing and manufacturing a special table for a procedure that hardly any surgeons in the US performed, was a tough sell”
April 16, 2024
The Origin of the Femoral Hook for Anterior THA
“if the hook-lift device made a very difficult anterior total hip replacement possible, would it not facilitate more standard surgeries?”
March 28, 2024
Joel Matta -My First Anterior Approach Primary Total Hip
Prior to using an anterior approach for a primary hip, Dr. Matta had used the technique for a decade for selected revisions that required extensive reconstruction for acetabular bone loss.
March 7, 2024
The Evolution of Anterior Approach Hips
This Letournel acetabular fracture background taught me hip and pelvis anatomy and radiology. It also made the concept and practice of considering the relative advantages of different surgical approaches natural and logical.
March 7, 2024
Joel Matta aTHA journey – Part 1 – The Early Days in Paris with Emile Letournel
“Letournel was among the most impressive surgeons I had observed. His command of pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery was unmatched.”
February 27, 2024
Anterior Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Cases at AHF 2024
The most effective way of transferring expertise is through practical examples. That’s why AHF 2024 places a heavy emphasis on anterior hip arthroplasty surgical cases.
December 18, 2023
Time metrics in the OR: transparency leads to efficiency
Dr. Charles DeCook’s insightful presentation at AHF2023 describes how implementing manufacturing-inspired radical time transparency can make procedures easier, faster, and better.
December 8, 2023
Dr. Joel Matta Biography
Anterior Hip Foundation Founder, Dr. Joel Matta is a leader in the field for treating, evaluating, diagnosing and treating complex orthopaedic hip disorders.
December 7, 2023
Dr. Charles DeCook Biography
Former AHF president (2021-2022 Dr. Charles DeCook is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in knee and hip replacements. He has performed over 10,000 total joint replacements and 7,000 anterior hip replacements to date.
December 7, 2023
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