The Direct Anterior Approach to Hip Reconstruction

To our Mentors You have taken significant personal time and effort to guide our individual development as physicians, as orthopaedic surgeons, and as leaders. Thank you, as you have encouraged us to reach our full potential; you have implored us to “press on” and drive the evolution of hip surgery forward through the pursuit of excellence in clinical care closely paired with scientific research. To our Trainees Your tireless work as students, orthopaedic surgery residents, and adult reconstruction fellows is an inspiration to each of us as authors and editors of this text. We recognize and honor the importance of your training and the impact it will have on the future of our profession. We celebrate your bright future with this work, which we hope will elevate each of you and be an enduring guide for the future. To our Families For each of our parents, spouses, and children, thank you for your unending support during the many years of our education and training, for your understanding of the unique demands of our professional calling, for your grace in allowing us the many long days and late nights in the care of our patients, and for allowing us the significant time required to complete this text as a gift to the next generation of surgeons. To our Patients We are truly grateful to the many thousands of patients who place their collective trust in our hands each year. We strive for perfection every day, work to make continuous improvements over time, and we are deeply indebted to your belief and confidence in our abilities. We hope this text serves to improve the care of patients around the world in the many years and decades ahead.

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