Hip arthroscopy is an increasingly utilized surgical treatment option for patients presenting with pain and limited function. As surgical techniques have increasingly developed, so too have the rehabilitation protocols designed specifically for each patient. In high-impact sports that cause...read more
Hip arthroscopy is an increasingly common treatment surgeons use to get inside a patient’s hip and treat diagnosed pathologies. For example, studies have demonstrated significant improvements in clinical outcomes following arthroscopy in those with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), more...read more
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) occurs due to a defect in the blood supply to the femoral head. This inadequate supply leads to death of the subchondral bone and bone marrow and is the reason for approximately one...read more
Almost a quarter of a million people suffer injuries playing soccer, the most popular and increasingly growing sport in the world. One in every seven soccer injuries is due to a pathology in the hips. Particularly with femoroacetabular (hip)...read more
Femoroacetabular (hip) impingement syndrome (FAIS) is common medical condition that particularly effects young, active patients. In many cases, hip arthroscopy is indicated and has been evidenced as a successful procedure to return athletes to sport with high satisfaction ratings....read more
Hip microinstability is an established diagnosis that involves small, extra-physiologic hip motions that causes pain with or without symptoms of hip joint instability. However, its occurrence is still debated by many physicians as no objective criteria has been proposed...read more
Patient opinions are a crucial part of understanding how physicians can improve clinical practices. One outcome of this was being able to better understand the relationship between preoperative patient expectations and patient-reported outcomes after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement...read more
The use of ultrasound in current clinical practices is increasingly utilized as studies begin to show it has comparable accuracy to other imaging modalities without the need of significant additional equipment and personnel. Current standard methods of intra-operative imaging,...read more
The acetabular labrum in the hip plays a major role in hip function and stability. The gold standard treatment for labral tears is to repair the tissue. However, in cases where tissue is not amenable to repair, reconstruction using...read more
Swimming is one of the most physically demanding sport on the body. The repetitive flexion and rotation motions, particularly with the breaststroke and butterfly stroke, may overload the hip and cause femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), or more simply hip...read more
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) occurs due to a defect in the blood supply to the femoral head. This inadequate supply leads to death of the subchondral bone and bone marrow and is the reason for approximately one...read more
