Why did you start researching the PATH^® Technique?
I was looking for something that offered us the opportunity to be more soft tissue preserving or truly less invasive.

I liked the idea that you do the majority of your (acetabulum) work through a cannula and you were still able to get very good visualization of the hip joint through the main incision which is different than the majority of the other approaches that are out there making small incision size.

What have been your patient's reactions to the PATH^® Technique results?
The biggest thing they like is the lack of precautions that we place on them after surgery. Before with a posterior approach I would send them to the floor with an abduction pillow and now I don't do that. I let them progress as rapidly as they want to progress and really don't limit them in terms of hip restrictions, which is very well received with patients compared to the restrictions I used to place on patients when I used the standard posterior approach.

What are you final thoughts on the PATH^® Technique?
I think that the main takeaway for me was that we all understand its not the length of the incision that makes the procedure less invasive - it is what you do under the skin. I think that the PATH^® Technique is one of the few techniques that truly allows you to prepare the femur and prepare the acetabulum with a less invasive approach in terms of (not) taking down the short external rotators off the femur.