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Big Easy Hip Replacement

Hip Replacement in New Orleans & Metairie

At Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans, Big Easy Hip Replacement combines muscle-sparing surgical techniques, live imaging technology, and modern pain management to deliver advanced hip replacement in Uptown New Orleans or Metairie.

As part of the Big Easy Joint Replacement Program, Big Easy Hip is designed for patients who want expert, evidence-based hip replacement care close to home—with a focus on stability, function, faster recovery, and long-term durability.

Is Big Easy Hip right for me?

Hip arthritis and other degenerative hip conditions can cause persistent pain and limit everyday movement. You may be a candidate for hip replacement if you experience:
  • Ongoing hip or groin pain that limits daily activities
  • Stiffness that makes walking, bending, or standing difficult
  • Pain that worsens with activity or weight-bearing
  • Hip pain that interferes with sleep
  • Limited relief from medications, injections, or physical therapy

Through the Big Easy Hip program, our surgeons evaluate whether hip replacement is the best option for your symptoms and lifestyle—or whether continued conservative care is appropriate.

What sets Big Easy Hip Replacement apart

Big Easy Hip focuses on precise technique, muscle preservation, and predictable outcomes. Our approach brings together:

Direct anterior hip replacement
When appropriate, our surgeons use the anterior approach to hip replacement, accessing the joint from the front of the hip. This technique avoids cutting major muscles and tendons, which can result in less pain, improved stability, and a quicker return to normal activities.
During anterior hip replacement, live fluoroscopy allows the surgeon to confirm accurate implant positioning in real time. This added precision supports consistent leg length, proper alignment, and reproducible results.
By working between natural muscle planes rather than cutting through them, the anterior approach helps preserve strength and reduce soft-tissue trauma around the hip.
Our coordinated pain strategy may include spinal anesthesia, targeted nerve blocks, periarticular (joint) injections of long-acting anesthetics and anti-inflammatory medications, and cryotherapy. This approach supports better pain control and can reduce reliance on opioid medications after surgery.
For appropriately selected patients, Big Easy Hip is designed to support same-day or next-day discharge from our New Orleans or Metairie locations, with a clear recovery plan and close follow-up.
Modern absorbable sutures and closure devices are used to help minimize scarring and improve the appearance of the surgical incision whenever possible.

Anterior hip replacement in New Orleans & Metairie

Big Easy Hip emphasizes the direct anterior approach to total hip replacement whenever clinically appropriate. This approach allows the surgeon to replace the hip joint without detaching major muscles or tendons.

Benefits commonly associated with anterior hip replacement include:

  • Less muscle disruption
  • Improved early stability
  • Faster return to walking
  • Reduced risk of dislocation
  • Fewer long-term movement restrictions

Using live fluoroscopy during surgery adds another layer of precision, helping ensure accurate implant placement and consistent results across cases.

Your Big Easy Hip care team

Big Easy Hip Replacement is performed by:

Lance Estrada, MD

Orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee, hip, and shoulder replacement

Kevin Watson, MD

Orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee, hip, and shoulder replacement

These surgeons perform hip replacement consultations at both our Uptown New Orleans and Metairie locations and are part of the broader Big Easy Joint Replacement Program.

Hip replacement care close to home

The Big Easy Hip Replacement allows you to receive advanced hip replacement care in in Uptown New Orleans or Metairie without traveling outside the region.


Our clinics serve patients throughout the greater New Orleans area—from the North Shore to the South Shore, the East Bank to the West Bank, and neighborhoods across the city—so you can recover closer to your home, family, and support system.

Related Big Easy joint replacement services

Big Easy Hip is part of our comprehensive Big Easy Joint Replacement Program. Learn more about related services:

Big Easy Knee Replacement
Big Easy Shoulder Replacement

Ready to talk about Big Easy Hip Replacement?

If hip pain is limiting your mobility or quality of life, Big Easy Hip Replacement may be an option. Our surgeons will evaluate your hip, review your imaging, and recommend the treatment plan that best fits your goals—whether that means continuing conservative care or moving forward with hip replacement surgery.

Click here or call Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans at 504-899-6391 to schedule a hip replacement consultation in Uptown New Orleans or Metairie today.