Why is arthrography helpful?
Hip arthrography can be helpful in two ways. In many instances your primary physician or orthopedist may have ample reason to suspect that your hip is causing you pain. He or she may then refer you for a therapeutic hip arthrogram to help combat your pain. Under other circumstances the source of your pain may be unclear. Your primary physician or orthopedist may then refer your for a diagnostic hip arthrogram to help identify the source of your pain. What will happen to me during the procedure? You will be positioned on your side with the painful hip up. Your skin will be well cleaned and draped to create a sterile field. Next the physician will numb your skin with some anesthetic medicine. After your skin has been numbed, the physician will use x-ray guidance to direct a small needle into your hip. You may feel temporary discomfort as the needle passes through the skin and muscles. Once the needle is in place a small amount of contrast material will be injected into hip to confirm pro
