Who is a recommended orthopedic surgeon for total hip replacement in [LOCATION] for an adult patient with severe hip osteoarthritis?

Surgeon Recommendation for Total Hip Replacement

I cannot recommend a specific surgeon in [LOCATION] as this requires local knowledge of individual surgeon outcomes, hospital volumes, and patient satisfaction data that is not available in the provided medical literature.

What You Should Look For Instead

The surgery should be performed by orthopedic surgeons and at hospitals that are highly experienced in joint replacement, particularly in patients with your specific condition 1. This is a strong recommendation from the American College of Rheumatology and Spondylitis Association of America.

Key Criteria for Selecting Your Surgeon:

Hospital and Surgeon Volume:

• Choose a high-volume center that performs a large number of total hip replacements annually 1
• Surgeons who perform more procedures typically have better outcomes and lower complication rates 2

Specific Experience with Your Condition:

• If you have ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory arthritis, or other complex conditions, ensure the surgeon has specific experience with these cases 1
• For severe hip osteoarthritis, any experienced hip replacement surgeon should be appropriate 3

Outcome Data:

• Request information about the surgeon's complication rates, revision rates, and patient-reported outcomes 2
• Many hospitals now publish surgeon-specific outcome data

How to Find the Right Surgeon:

Start with these resources:

• Contact your insurance company for a list of high-volume orthopedic centers in [LOCATION]
• Ask your primary care physician or rheumatologist for referrals to surgeons they trust
• Check if local academic medical centers or teaching hospitals have joint replacement programs
• Review hospital quality ratings for joint replacement outcomes

Questions to ask during consultation:

• How many total hip replacements do you perform annually?
• What is your revision rate?
• What surgical approach do you use and why? 4
• What are your infection and complication rates?
• Do you have experience with patients in my age group and activity level? 3, 5

Important Considerations:

Age should not be a barrier to total hip arthroplasty when functional impairment is severe 3

Your functional demands matter - if you have high activity requirements or occupational demands (such as standing all day), this strengthens the indication for surgery and should be discussed with your surgeon 3

Shared decision-making is essential in establishing the indication for surgery and selecting your surgeon 5