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Hip Care

Hip pain relief, from injections to robotic replacement

Dr. MacNeille offers the full range of hip care — always starting with the least invasive option that will work.

The Treatment Ladder

Surgery is the last rung, not the first

  • Accurate diagnosis — exam plus X-ray, CT, or MRI to find the true source of your pain
  • Non-operative care — activity modification, physical therapy referral, and image-guided injections
  • Total hip replacement — Mako robotic-assisted through a minimally invasive direct superior approach
  • Revision hip replacement — expert care for hips replaced years ago that have worn or loosened
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Dr. MacNeille's Technique

The direct superior difference

A muscle-sparing approach, executed with Mako robotic precision.

Muscle-Sparing

IT band untouched

The direct superior approach works between tissues rather than through them — preserving the IT band and most of the short rotator muscles that stabilize your hip.

Stability

0.3% registry dislocation rate

Registry data cited in a 2024 systematic review reported a 0.3% dislocation rate with this approach — and most patients need no formal hip precautions after surgery.

Mako Robotics

Planned from your CT scan

Cup position, leg length, and offset are planned on a 3D model of your anatomy and executed with robotic accuracy — within about 2 degrees of plan in published studies.

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Hip education articles

Hip

The Direct Superior Approach

How a muscle-sparing approach lowers dislocation risk and often eliminates precautions.

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Hip

Robotic-Assisted Hip Replacement

CT-based planning, cup accuracy, and leg-length restoration with Mako.

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Recovery

Same-Day Joint Replacement

Why most surgery-center patients sleep in their own bed the night of surgery.

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