Who Would Benefit From Hip Arthroscopy?
The majority of patients that require hip arthroscopy are young, active individuals with a history of hip pain. The most common conditions that lend themselves to hip arthroscopy include: • Infections in the hip • Instability of the hip joint, either congenital or posttraumatic • Presence of loose bodies within the hip joint, common after traumatic injury of the hip • Tearing in the lining of the rim of the hip socket In addition, hip arthroscopy can also be used to diagnose and treat diseases such as: • Ankylosing spondylitis of the hip • Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis • Perthes disease • Rheumatoid arthritis • Synovial chondromatosis Hip arthroscopy cannot be used to treat all conditions of the hip joint. Patients with severe osteoarthritis or a hip that is stiff due to athrofibrosis will not benefit from this procedure. Also, hip arthroscopy cannot address malalignment problems that can predispose to hip pain such as hip dysplasia. For More Information To learn more about orthopedics
