A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Same Day Discharge and Overnight Hospital Stay Among Total Hip Arthroplasties Done by the Direct Anterior Approach

Inclusion Criteria: * Primary THA without acute hip fracture or prior hardware that would need to be removed at the time of surgery * Unilateral THA * Pre-operative Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 40 kg/m2 * Age \< 75 years at time of surgery * Pre-operative hemoglobin \> 10 g/dL if pre-operative hemoglobin data is available * No history of cardiopulmonary disease that would necessitate inpatient monitoring after surgery * Pre-operative ambulatory status does not require the use of a walker or wheelchair * No chronic pre-operative opioid medication use or opioid addiction * Assistance available at home after discharge from hospital * No other condition or circumstance that would preclude rapid discharge from the hospital after surgery * Subject's English proficiency allows understanding of study and Informed Consent * Subject consented to participate in this study Exclusion Criteria: * Revision THA * Bilateral THA * Pre-operative BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 * Age ≥ 75 at time of surgery * Pre-operative hemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dL if pre-operative hemoglobin data is available * History of cardiopulmonary disease requiring acute inpatient monitoring * Pre-operative ambulatory status requiring the use of a walker or wheelchair * Chronic pre-operative opioid medication use or opioid addiction * Limited or no assistance available at home after discharge from hospital * Any other condition or circumstance that would preclude rapid discharge from the hospital * Subject not proficient in English * Subject did not consent to participate in this study