Total hip arthroplasty remains one of the most commonly performed and clinically successful procedures available to patients with severe degenerative arthritis and other painful conditions of the hip, such as osteonecrosis [17]. Implant design and philosophy have evolved since the use of the first THA, which was described by Professor Themistocles Glick in 1891; his ivory implant was used to replace the femoral heads of patients with tuberculosis [7]. Sir John Charnley [2] is widely considered the father of modern THA. He advocated for the use of acrylic bone cement to allow for fixation of the acetabular and femoral components, in conjunction with a small-diameter femoral head to minimize wear (“the low-friction arthroplasty”