After speaking with fellowship-trained, Dr. Ralph Liebelt, EmergeOrtho hip surgeon, we determined that hip surgery was my best option for relief from my symptoms. Dr. Liebelt has been practicing orthopedics for more than four decades, performing hundreds of hip surgeries. I immediately felt comfortable and confident in his knowledge and experience. I learned that direct anterior hip replacement only requires spreading the big muscles to get to the joint capsule, opposed to more invasive techniques for traditional hip surgery. This impressed me, as did the data of more rapid recovery. The choice of which type of surgery was easy to make!