HIP REPLACEMENT NOLENSVILLE – SERVING WILLIAMSON COUNTY & THE NOLENSVILLE AREA
Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Serving Nolensville, TN
Direct anterior approach with Mako® robotic precision — 25 minutes west of Nolensville at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee in Franklin.
Dr. Cory Calendine performs direct anterior total hip replacement for Nolensville patients at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee in Franklin, approximately 13 to 14 miles west via Clovercroft Road and Wilson Pike. Nolensville patients drive 25 to 27 minutes to access the anterior surgical approach paired with Stryker Mako robotic guidance, performed inside the same Williamson County corridor where most of daily life already happens. The anterior approach supports same-day weight-bearing and same-day discharge. Dr. Calendine performs more than 700 joint replacements annually.
HIP REPLACEMENT NOLENSVILLE FROM FRANKLIN, TN
Nolensville's Closest Anterior Hip Replacement Practice — 25 Minutes West
A 25-Minute Drive West on Familiar Williamson County Roads
Dr. Calendine’s practice is located in Franklin, Tennessee, the natural medical destination for most Nolensville residents. There is no high-volume joint replacement surgeon practicing inside the Town of Nolensville itself. The two communities are 13 to 14 miles apart, connected by Clovercroft Road and Wilson Pike, a route Nolensville residents drive routinely for shopping, dining, schools, and specialist care in the Cool Springs and Franklin corridor. For Nolensville patients evaluating hip replacement, Franklin is not a different city to commute to. It is the same Williamson County corridor where most of daily life already happens, accessed via the same familiar roads.
For a Nolensville hip replacement patient, the absence of local competition means the decision is not whether to leave town for surgery, but which Franklin-area practice fits best. Dr. Calendine’s combination of the direct anterior approach with Stryker Mako® robotic guidance, performed at the on-campus BJIT Ambulatory Surgery Center, draws Nolensville patients who have researched their options and want a single fellowship-trained surgeon doing both the technique selection and the technology. Same-day discharge is the norm — most patients sleep in their own Nolensville home the night of surgery.
Driving to the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee from Nolensville
From most Nolensville neighborhoods, the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee is a 25 to 27 minute drive west — short enough that pre-operative appointments, surgery day, and follow-up visits fit naturally around Williamson County daily routines. Nolensville hip replacement patients have two route options depending on starting neighborhood and traffic.
Clovercroft Road via Wilson Pike (Recommended — 25 Minutes)
The most direct route from Nolensville to the Bone and Joint Institute is Clovercroft Road heading west, then a short connection through the Wilson Pike corridor into the Cool Springs / Franklin area. From the Nolensville Town Center and historic downtown, Clovercroft Road begins immediately west. The drive is almost entirely two-lane country roads through Williamson County farmland and residential corridors — light traffic, no highway merges, and a recognizable route most Nolensville residents have driven dozens of times for unrelated errands. The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee is at 3000 Edward Curd Lane on the Williamson Medical Center campus, immediately off I-65 Exit 65.
Nolensville Road (US-31A) South to Franklin (28 Minutes)
Patients in the southern Nolensville Road corridor — closer to the Triune area — often take US-31A directly south through historic Nolensville into Franklin. The route is scenic and slightly longer than Clovercroft Road, but avoids the Wilson Pike traffic that builds during Williamson County school-pickup hours. Either route concludes within walking distance of the BJIT main entrance. Visit our [Franklin office](https://corycalendinemd.com/locations/) page for parking, accessibility, and on-campus navigation details.
Drive Time by Nolensville Starting Point
– Nolensville Town Center / Historic Downtown — 25 minutes via Clovercroft Road
– Burkitt Place area (northern Nolensville Road) — 23 to 25 minutes via Wilson Pike or Clovercroft
– Mill Creek / Brittain Downs — 25 to 27 minutes via Clovercroft Road
– Catalina Road corridor — 25 to 27 minutes via Wilson Pike
– Sunset Road / Triune area — 27 to 30 minutes via US-31A or Clovercroft
– Nolensville Road south of the Town Center — 27 minutes via US-31A
Distance from Nolensville
~13–14 miles
Primary Route
Clovercroft Rd / Wilson Pike
Average Drive Time
25–27 minutes
Surgery facility
BJIT Ambulatory Surgery Center, ground floor
ABOUT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT WITH THE DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
What Nolensville Hip Replacement Patients Should Know
About the Procedure
Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure that resurfaces the worn cartilage and damaged bone of the ball-and-socket hip joint with implant components designed to restore smooth, pain-free movement. The femoral head (the “ball” at the top of the thigh bone) is removed and replaced with a metal stem and a precision-machined ball. The damaged surface of the acetabulum (the “socket” in the pelvis) is replaced with a metal cup lined with a smooth bearing surface. The result is a stable, functional hip joint.
Anterior Approach — Muscle-Sparing Total Hip Replacement
Dr. Calendine uses the direct anterior approach for most Nolensville hip replacement patients. The anterior approach accesses the hip from the front of the body, working between the muscles rather than cutting through them. The gluteal muscles on the side and back of the hip — critical for walking, standing from a chair, and climbing stairs — remain completely intact. Because no major muscles are cut, the traditional posterior hip precautions (no bending past 90 degrees, no crossing legs, no twisting) are eliminated. Most patients are walking the day of surgery and navigating stairs before discharge.
Mako® Robotic Assisted Precision Technology
Every Dr. Calendine anterior hip replacement is performed with Stryker Mako® SmartRobotics™ guidance. Before surgery, a CT scan of the specific Nolensville patient's hip is used to build a detailed three-dimensional model. Dr. Calendine uses that model to plan implant size, position, and alignment in advance — millimeters of precision that protect long-term stability and limb-length symmetry. During surgery, the Mako system tracks the joint in real time and confirms execution against the pre-operative plan. The surgeon stays in complete control; the robot guides, it does not act autonomously.
Same-day Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement for most Nolensville patients takes place at the BJIT Ambulatory Surgery Center on the ground floor of the same building as Dr. Calendine's clinic at 3000 Edward Curd Lane. Same-day discharge is the standard for appropriate anterior approach candidates. More complex cases or patients with specific medical considerations are scheduled at Williamson Medical Center on the adjacent campus. Either setting means a single Franklin address — no separate hospital campus to navigate on surgery day.
WHY NOLENSVILLE PATIENTS TRAVEL TO FRANKLIN
Three Reasons Nolensville Patients Choose Dr. Calendine
For Nolensville hip replacement patients, the decision to drive 25 minutes west to Franklin instead of staying inside Davidson County or Nashville is usually grounded in three specific things — none of which are available at every orthopaedic practice in Middle Tennessee. Each is worth understanding before scheduling a consultation.
Anterior Approach Paired with Mako® on Every Case
The direct anterior surgical approach and Stryker Mako® robotic precision are each meaningful advantages individually. Together, in the hands of a single fellowship-trained surgeon who performs the combination on every appropriate case, they are uncommon — and not universally available among the orthopaedic practices Nolensville patients are aware of. Dr. Calendine uses Mako on every primary hip replacement, planning each case in three dimensions before the first incision. The technology and the technique are inseparable in his practice.
700+ Joint Replacements/Year, 20+ Years Experience
Surgical volume correlates directly with outcomes in joint replacement — more cases per year typically means fewer complications and more precise execution. Dr. Calendine performs more than 700 hip and knee replacements annually, in his 20th-plus year of practice, with fellowship training in adult hip and knee reconstruction at the Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute in Alexandria, Virginia. He is a national and international Mako® trainer and a Stryker consultant — credentials uncommon in any single county-level practice.
Franklin Campus, From Imaging to 6-Week Follow-Up
For Nolensville hip replacement patients, every step of the surgical experience takes place at one address — 3000 Edward Curd Lane in Franklin. The initial consultation, the pre-operative Mako CT (or arrangement to do it at a Nolensville-area imaging center), surgery at the on-campus BJIT Ambulatory Surgery Center, and every follow-up visit happen on the same campus. There is no separate hospital across town, no fragmented coordination across multiple facilities, and no extra mileage tacked onto a Williamson County recovery routine.
NOLENSVILLE HIP REPLACEMENT PATIENTS ACROSS WILLIAMSON COUNTY
Nolensville Hip Replacement Patients from Across the Community
Dr. Calendine’s Nolensville hip replacement patients come from across the community. The historic downtown Nolensville district, where multi-generational families have lived for decades, sends a steady stream of older patients managing arthritis that has progressed beyond conservative care. The Burkitt Place community along the northern Nolensville Road corridor, with its mix of newer construction and established neighborhoods, is well-represented. Patients from the Mill Creek, Brittain Downs, and Catalina Road areas are common in the practice, as are residents from the Sunset Road and Triune area on the southeastern edge of town. The Nolensville Town Center corridor — central to most residents’ daily routines — places almost every neighborhood within 25 to 27 minutes of the Franklin office via Clovercroft Road or Wilson Pike. The community’s tight-knit character means a referral from a Nolensville neighbor often arrives before the patient’s first appointment. Patients also travel to Dr. Calendine from Nashville, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, and Spring Hill, TN.
Considering knee replacement instead? See Knee Replacement for Nolensville Patients.
NOLENSVILLE HIP REPLACEMENT FAQ
Common Questions from Nolensville Hip Replacement Patients
Do Nolensville residents typically travel to Franklin for orthopaedic surgical care?
Yes. Franklin is the natural destination for Nolensville residents seeking specialized orthopaedic care. The two communities are 13 to 14 miles apart, connected by Clovercroft Road and Wilson Pike, a 25-minute drive that Nolensville residents make routinely for shopping, dining, and medical care in the Cool Springs and Franklin corridor.
Dr. Calendine’s practice at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee is well within that established travel pattern. Nolensville patients see specialists in Franklin regularly, and hip or knee replacement surgery with Dr. Calendine fits naturally into that relationship between the two communities.
What should Nolensville patients know about hip replacement with the anterior approach?
The anterior approach to hip replacement is particularly well-suited to active patients and those who want the fastest possible return to daily function, both characteristics common among Nolensville residents. The approach avoids cutting through the gluteal muscles, eliminates posterior hip precautions, and allows same-day weight-bearing for most patients.
For Nolensville patients who have heard that hip replacement means weeks of limited mobility and strict movement restrictions, the anterior approach changes that picture significantly. Most patients are walking the day of surgery, navigating stairs before discharge, and returning home to Nolensville, 25 minutes away, the same evening. The recovery is not easy, but it is meaningfully faster than what the traditional posterior approach typically allows.
How does Dr. Calendine's Franklin practice serve Nolensville patients logistically?
For Nolensville patients, the practical logistics of hip replacement with Dr. Calendine are straightforward. The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee on Edward Curd Lane is accessible from Nolensville via Clovercroft Road west to Cool Springs, then a short distance to the BJIT campus. The BJIT Ambulatory Surgery Center is on the ground floor of the same building as the clinic, with no separate campus to navigate.
Most Nolensville patients make two to three Franklin visits before surgery: the initial consultation, and either a combined pre-operative appointment or same-day pre-op and surgery. Post-operative physical therapy is arranged with a provider in Nolensville or the nearby area, and follow-up visits are scheduled to minimize the number of Franklin trips during recovery.
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How does Dr. Calendine determine whether a Nolensville patient is a candidate for the anterior approach?
Most Nolensville patients evaluated for hip replacement are candidates for the direct anterior approach, but not every patient. The candidacy conversation happens at the initial Franklin consultation and is grounded in three specific factors: body habitus, hip anatomy on imaging, and any history of prior hip surgery or significant trauma.
For the majority of Nolensville hip replacement candidates, including patients with active lifestyles and those managing more advanced arthritis, the anterior approach is the right choice. In a small subset of cases, body size, unusual femoral anatomy, or prior surgery may make a posterior or lateral approach safer. When that is the case, Dr. Calendine explains exactly why and walks through what the alternative looks like, including the same Mako robotic precision applied to whichever approach is selected.
For Nolensville patients who want to know in advance whether the anterior approach is likely appropriate, the consultation is the right setting for that specific question. Imaging review and physical examination are the only reliable basis for that determination.
LOCATION & PRACTICE INFORMATION
Visit the Bone and Joint Institute
of Tennessee
The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee is located in Franklin, Tennessee, just off Exit 65 of Interstate 65, adjacent to Williamson Medical Center. Our facility serves patients throughout Middle Tennessee, including Nashville, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Spring Hill, and surrounding communities.
BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE OF TENNESSEE
3000 Edward Curd Lane
Franklin, TN 37067
🕐 Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
SCHEDULE YOUR NOLENSVILLE HIP REPLACEMENT CONSULTATION
Ready to Discuss Hip Replacement? Schedule a Consultation in Franklin.
Most Nolensville hip replacement patients begin with a single consultation visit to discuss imaging, candidacy for the direct anterior approach, and a realistic timeline. The drive is 25 minutes west on Clovercroft Road. Same-day scheduling is often available. To learn more about Dr. Calendine, visit the About page. Learn more about Dr. Calendine’s training, credentials, and surgical philosophy.