Surgeon says same-day hip replacement offers fast recovery and less pain

A new hip replacement surgery technique offers quick recovery time and less pain; and it's catching some local residents' attention as it's now available in Lafayette. News 18 looks into the increasingly popular technique. Linda New found walking increasingly painful last year. She said activities like going to work and cooking dinner were almost unbearable because of her damaged hip. "In fact, I didn't realize how far away I was from just a normal life," New said. New had what Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Joel Virkler calls a same-day hip replacement surgery. It's called the anterior approach and surgeons work in between the muscles and tissue rather than cutting through them, like other traditional methods.