Direct anterior hip replacement trochanter securement apparatus

A direct anterior hip replacement trochanter securement apparatus comprising:

• a trochanter engager positionable on a trochanter of a femur of a person from an anterior position relative to the trochanter, wherein the trochanter engager includes:
• a trochanter gripper configured to engage each of a medial interior portion of the trochanter, a superior portion of the trochanter, and a lateral portion of the trochanter, the trochanter gripper including:
• a first tube defining a first internal suture passageway, the first tube having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first tooth engagable with an anterior portion of the trochanter, the second end including a second tooth engagable with a posterior portion of the trochanter,
• a second tube defining a second internal suture passageway, the second tube having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first tooth engagable with an anterior portion of the trochanter,
• the second end including a second tooth engagable with a posterior portion of the trochanter,
• the first end of the first tube and the first end of the second tube being spaced-apart a first distance,
• the second end of the first tube and the second end of the second tube being spaced-apart a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance,
• the first tube and the second tube defining a space therebetween for an abductor muscle attached to the trochanter,
• a connector that connects the first tube and the second tube adjacent to the first end of the first tube and adjacent to the first end of second tube,
• a first engagement arm connected to and extending outwardly from the first tube, the first engagement arm including a first tooth, and
• a second engagement arm connected to and extending outwardly from the second tube, the second engagement are including a first engagement arm including a second tooth;
• an implant connector configured to securely connect first portions of a first suture that is extendable through the first internal suture passageway of the first tube and a second suture that is extendable through the second internal suture passageway of the second tube to an implant in the femur;
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• a trochanter engager securer separate from the trochanter engager and positionable on the femur at a point along the femur below the trochanter without engaging the trochanter and configured to receive and securely be connected to second portions of the first suture and the second suture.