Hip Preservation Surgery

Kwan (Kevin) Jun Park, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon located in Houston, TX

Hip preservation surgery is designed to treat painful hip in adolescents and young adult patients (typically less than 55 years old) and the goal is to preserve your native hip and natural mechanics of the hip. Kwan (Kevin) Park, MD, encourages you to schedule a consultation at his Houston office when hip pain and stiffness persist. Like all preventive care, the key is to catch hip joint problems at an early stage before advanced problems develop. To schedule an appointment, use online booking or call Dr. Park’s Houston office today.

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Hip Preservation Surgery Q & A

What is hip preservation surgery?

Hip preservation includes any treatment that keeps your hip joint healthy, prevents future arthritic disease, and delays the need to have a total hip replacement. Extending the life of your hip begins with nonsurgical therapies that help to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and improve mobility.

Conservative treatment may include steroid injections, physical therapy, stretching exercises, and learning ways to modify your activities to decrease inflammation of your hip. When your hip pain, impingement type symptoms, and stability don’t improve, the next step is hip preservation surgery.

What conditions may benefit from hip preservation surgery?

Most patients associate hip pain with age, but younger adults can sustain hip injuries and develop hip conditions that might benefit from hip preservation surgery. For example, early hip preservation surgery may improve your hip health and delay potential future hip replacement.

Several conditions are commonly treated with hip preservation surgery to prevent future complications, such as:

Labral tear

The labrum is a ring of cartilage around the socket that helps stabilize your hip joint. Due to the amount of daily stress on your hip, the labrum is susceptible to tearing.

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)

If you have FAI, the ball, socket, or both are irregularly shaped due to abnormal bone structure. As a result, this abnormal biomechanics and increased friction can lead to hip labral tears and hip arthritis. This may cause damage to the hip joint over time FAI may be present at birth, occur when the hip bones don’t develop normally during childhood, or develop due to repetitive activities later in life.

Loose bodies

Following an injury, small pieces of cartilage or bone may break off and float in your hip joint. The loose body becomes painful when it gets stuck between the bones.

To schedule a consultation to see if hip preservation surgery is right for you, use online booking or call Dr. Park’s Houston office today.

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