Hip Arthritis & Replacement

Hip arthritis can cause groin pain, stiffness and trouble walking or sleeping. Dr. Merritt offers non-surgical treatment and muscle-sparing, minimally invasive anterior total hip replacement, and tracks every patient’s results.

Pick a topic below. Treatment pages include FAQs and a recovery timeline. The outcomes page shows real patient results.

Patient Resources

Surgery & Therapy DocumentsHip replacement guides plus pre-op and post-op instructions Physical Therapy ProtocolsHip replacement protocols and home exercises Hip Articles & VideosAnterior hip replacement, same-day surgery and more

MUSCLE-SPARING

Hip Arthritis & Total Hip Replacement

Hip arthritis and muscle-sparing anterior total hip replacement.

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Nonoperative Treatment of Hip Arthritis

Injections, exercise and other options before surgery.

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Dr. Merritt sees hip arthritis patients in Renton, Covington, Maple Valley and Auburn.

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REAL PATIENT DATA

Outcomes: Total Hip Arthroplasty

How Dr. Merritt’s hip replacement patients recover.

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