Not all anterior incision hip replacement surgeries are so easy, but I am determined my next one, on the left hip, will certainly go better than this past one did last month!! The tale of that one takes nearly a whole page single-spaced. I found out just a couple weeks ago that my case was the talk of our huge Orthopedic Center here in town because of the 'incidents' connected with it. NOT a good thing! I was just glad to be walking and driving finally after 30 days post surgery, still going to physical therapy 3x a week.
And, yes, my surgeon is highly qualified and respected. My domino effect of problems were a combination of hospital/therapy errors, and and unexpected "soft bone" found during the surgery. I endured 12 days of in-patient therapy after a 4.5 day hospital stay and practically had to force my way out of there to be allowed to go home.
My case was unusual, though, and you can count on yours being much better with the new anterior approach IF your surgeon is skilled in the technique and the hospital has bought the specialized surgery table for it. Kudoes to those who've had it, loved it, and lived to tell the wonderful tale, LOL!!!
Jan in VA