“What happens if you get in there and my labrum is worse than we thought? Will you still be able to fix it?”
Yes. That’s the short answer.
If you’re a young, active person with deep hip pain that nobody can explain — “normal” X-rays, maybe a “small labral tear” on MRI, months of physical therapy that hasn’t fixed it — this post is for you.
There’s a condition called hip microinstability that is real, common enough that I
Adapted from a post written by Morgan Petro, PT, DPT, SCS and shared at www.morganpetro.com
Undergoing hip labral repair or reconstruction surgery is a big decision, and the recovery process starts before you enter the operating room. The first few weeks after surgery are crucial for protecting your
“What happens if Dr. Wolff gets in there and finds out that my labrum is more torn than we thought? Will he still fix it?” This question is probably the number one question we are asked in the office during initial surgical consultation. In many fields of orthopaedics, surgery can
Liana M.
I have been an avid triathlete and runner since high school. I ran track and cross-country in both high school and college and completed in three half Ironmans before the age of twenty. However, my last year of college, I began experiencing severe hip pain that
Last month I gave a talk titled Hip Labral Reconstruction at UT Houston’s 59th Annual Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship. I outlined the history of, rationale for and evidence behind arthroscopic hip labral reconstruction. I showed a technique that I created and reviewed the results I have had with it.
Before delving
In my practice, we get a lot of questions about arthritis and hip arthroscopy. Although arthritis is very common, it’s not really that well understood. The term “arthritis” refers to joint pain or joint disease, and there are more than 100 types of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common type,
Fluoroscopy is an important tool to facilitate hip arthroscopy, from initial joint access to real time assessment of bony decompression. Surgeons typically underestimate the amount of radiation exposure during fluoroscopic-guided hip arthroscopy.
The medical records were reviewed of 100 patients who underwent hip arthroscopy for labral injuries and FAI between January 2010 and January
