How do they do hip arthroscopy?

Hip scope : Thru three or four small incisions a camera and operative tools are inserted . This allows the surgeon to repair or remove tissue.

2-3 small incisions: Traction is applied to the leg to separate the hip joint, small instruments are introduced into the hip. Cartilage is often fixed and bone shaved away.

Typically a patient: Is placed on a special table called a hip distractor. This opens the hip joint space up about 1cm. He or she will then make a series of poke holes to access the joint. Similar to a shoulder or a knee but much more difficult. Thank you!

Minimally invasive: Arthroscopy entails placing a camera in a joint through a small 1-2 cm incision. Shoulders and knees are the most common joints to undergo arthroscopy however, with advances in equipment and techniques, the hip can also be treated. There are numerous conditions which can be address arthroscopically in the hip: impingement, labral tears, loose bodies, synvovitis, and snapping hip are a few.

Looking into joint: A hip scope is a surgery thru small openings to fix problems on the hip.

Visualization in hip: Hip arthroscopy is a diagnostic and therapeutic surgical procedure that entails placing a small camera the width of a pencil into the hip through a small 1 cm incision. Other similar incisions about the hip region allow instruments to be carefully placed into the hip to treat various injuries.