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This study aimed to analyse the symptomatic differences of hip dysplasia before or after separate surgical interventions, including pain location and characteristics, severity, patient-reported outcomes, and a body pain diagram. A REDCap-based survey was distributed through social media from October...

A hip replacement is a great surgery, but it’s not always the answer, especially in young patients or patients with arthritis, Dr. Orner said. “And the longer we can save hips, the better.

ThedaCare has new surgical equipment expected to benefit many patients needing to undergo hip surgery. That help comes in the form of a Guardian HipCheck Surgical Table. The new surgical tool is designed to help improve the patient experience during and after arthroscopic hip surgery. Arthroscopic h...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a cause of hip pain in young adults and may contribute to accelerated osteoarthritis if left untreated[1]. Surgical management of FAI has increasingly shifted towards arthroscopic treatment in the form of labral management and osteochondroplasty[1]. However, hig...

Comparative evidence regarding the direct anterior approach and hip arthroscopy–assisted surgery for Pipkin type I and II fractures remains limited. This study compares these minimally invasive strategies and evaluates whether fragment excision or internal fixation yields superior functional outco...

Supine, anterior-based hip surgery has been popularized over the last few decades, not just for arthroplasty but also for hip preservation indications. Hip surgeons have employed anterior approaches to safely perform periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), femoral osteochondroplasty, and open reduction of f...

At the time of presentation, the patient was a 17-year-old male referred for evaluation of chronic right hip pain and limb length discrepancy, which was managed with a shoe lift.

Results showed infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip who underwent a Pavlik weaning protocol had improved acetabular index at 6-month follow-up vs. those who experienced immediate ceased treatment after ultrasound normalization.

Early sports specialization between the ages of 8 and 14 years may increase the risk for hip pain and the need for surgical treatment of hip conditions, according to results presented

A 16-year-old female high school junior with a history of recurrent patellar instability presented with left knee pain following a patellar dislocation event.