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Arthroplasty Annotated Bibliography

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NATIONALLY RENOWNED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON CO-AUTHORS HIP SURGERY ARTICLE TO BE PRINTED IN THE PRESTIGIOUS BONE & JOINT JOURNAL

Douglas J. Roger, M.D., is a pioneer of the Direct Superior Hip Replacement Approach. He co-authored the research article "Greater Inadvertent Muscle Damage in Direct Anterior Approach when Compared to the Direct Superior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty," which is "in press" to be printed in the Bone & Joint Journal.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Oct. 22, 2015 – Dr. Douglas J. Roger is a nationally renowned industry leader in the field of hip replacement surgery. He also co-authored the research article, "Greater Inadvertent Muscle Damage in Direct Anterior Approach when Compared to the Direct Superior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty," with Derek F. Amanatullah, M.D., Ph.D., Mark W. …show more content…

The DS technique causes minimal damage to the patient’s soft tissue; thus, improving patient recovery experiences and allowing patients to return to their daily activities faster than ever before.

The DA method causes considerably greater damage to the patient’s gluteus minimus muscle and tendon than is seen with the DS technique; in addition, the DA method damages the rectus femoris muscles and the tensor fascia latae, Dr. Roger’s DS technique does not.

Dr. Douglas Roger is the medical director at the Institute of Clinical Orthopedics and Neuroscience, as well as the program director for the Disease Specific Certification by the Joint Commission for hip and knee replacement surgery at Desert Regional Medical Center, which is located in Palm Springs, Calif. Dr. Roger and his team have submitted research to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) and other leading academic

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