If you have a painful condition in your hip and it isn’t responding to nonsurgical treatment such as rest, physical therapy, medications or injections, hip arthroscopy may be an option for you.
Hip arthroscopy may relieve pain due to damage from an injury or an orthopedic condition such as:- Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)-- A disorder in which bone spurs (bone overgrowth) around the socket or the femoral head cause damage.
- Dysplasia-- A condition where the socket is unusually shallow, putting the labrum more at risk for tearing.
- Snapping hip syndrome-- that cause a tendon to rub across the outside of the joint, causing a snapping or popping. Often this is harmless, but in some cases the damage becomes severe.
- Synovitis-- A condition that causes the tissues surrounding the joint to become inflamed.
- Loose bodies-- Fragments of bone or cartilage that become loose and move around within the joint.
- Hip joint infection
Most of our patients return to full sport activity. In fact in studies, 98% of the professional athletes who had hip arthroscopy surgery by the physician who trained Dr. Wierks returned to their professional sport. Your recovery depends on the type of damage present in your hip.
