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Gunshot injuries and bullet removal are extremely rare indications for hip arthroscopy. We present the case of a 22-year-old male with a free-floating bullet in the hip joint after a gunshot injury.

Complex regional pain syndrome is a neuropathic pain disorder associated with ongoing pain that persists beyond the usual expected tissue healing time and that is disproportionate to the degree of tissue injury present. Complex regional pain syndrome afte

Hip arthroscopy techniques continue to evolve. Historically, a post has been used as an aid to establish adequate hip joint distraction. However, this technique is associated with potentially devastating postoperative pudendal nerve injury and other urolo

Hip arthroscopy has become increasingly popular in recent years and continues to grow as techniques and understanding of hip arthroscopy evolve. Needle hip arthroscopy is emerging as a technique that can offer potential advantages compared with a traditio

Arthroscopic iliopsoas fractional lengthening (IFL) is a surgical option for the treatment of internal snapping hip syndrome (ISHS) after failing conservative management.

To investigate the relationship between intraoperative hip arthrogram parameters and residual acetabular dysplasia (RAD) and avascular necrosis of the femoral head (AVN) in children with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) treated by closed reduction

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been advocated as a routine examination for preoperative and postoperative assessment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH). However, there is limited research regarding the correlation between acetabulum and fem

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a common adolescent hip pathology, affecting 10.8/100 000 adolescents in the United States [1]. While the pathogenesis of SCFE remains to be fully elucidated, high body mass index (BMI) during the prepubertal gr

I always assumed the soreness in my right elbow was a growing pain. I was just a young kid, and with all the basketball I did, a little soreness was expected. However, as I got older, my elbow just never seemed to get better.

According to published results, recombinant human growth hormone therapy was associated with increased risk for proximal tibial physeal avulsion fractures in pediatric patients.