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This past week I traveled to Santa Monica, California to visit Dr. Joel Matta at St. John's Hospital. Since I started performing the anterior hip approach surgery last fall, I have performed over 20 cases and decided it was time for another visit with Dr. Matta to see if he has updated any of his techniques. Once again, the surgical and learning experience was awesome. It really makes a big difference to spend time, one on one with an expert in the field of hip replacement s

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