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Understanding the Modern Surgeon’s Transition to Anterior Hip Replacement

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The transition from a traditional to the anterior hip approach can occasionally prove to be overwhelming for a surgeon leaving a comfort zone to venture into a new opportunity, regardless of how potentially advantageous it may be. There are technical and skill-based challenges in adopting this as a new technique, as well as external hurdles such as increased reliance on supporting staff coordination. During the process of transition, one proceeds through three stages of leaving the familiar, to a place of ambiguity, to a new beginning. Demystifying the challenges of each phase of transition can make the process safer, smoother, and more enjoyable. Anticipating the sequence of steps of transition also encourages the surgeon to embrace available educational tools and appropriate resources to successfully advance to the next stage. Understanding the transition process to adopting the anterior hip approach may reveal more than just a change of surgical technique, but also a change of philosophy. It can be the difference between remaining content with tradition or seizing new opportunities.

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Sah, A.P. (2022). Understanding the Modern Surgeon’s Transition to Anterior Hip Replacement. In: Matta, J.M., Sah, A.P. (eds) Anterior Hip Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91896-5_4

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