Hip Arthroscopy

[MacBook]

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What are you thoughts on the future of this procedure?

I believe there is a video to the right of this link:
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/01/15/hip-arthroscopy.html

 

[DancerDocToBe]

I'm just a lowly pre-med, but I've had two hip arthroscopies with a 3rd on the way. I think the future for this procedure is bright but, from what I've read, it has a huge learning curve and is only effective for a relatively small population. Both scopes I've had at this point have been on my right hip--the first to treat a labral tear and the second for another labral tear and to shave down a boney impinging abnormality on my femoral head. The surgeon that did the first did a rather crummy job and missed the joint abnormality so I needed the second surgery (which was done by a different surgeon with about 10x the experience). The third surgery will do the other hip.

I suppose that that was a rather long winded way of saying that, in the right hands and on the right people, hip arthroscopy can have great results and I think that will only expand as more surgeons become experienced in it.

 

[MacBook]

I appreciate the reply. I was actually curious because to me it seems all of it is false hope. I can understand and see that this particular kind of procedure/surgery might be successful in smaller joints (wrist, shoulders, knees) but having a tough time understanding how similar results can be expected in a joint that undergoes so much more stress.

I would love to see how this evolves.

Again thank you for the reply.