I was involved in a number of meetings and symposia at the back end of last year, where the issues surrounding persistent symptoms after hip arthroscopy were discussed. There are […]

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Patients presenting with femoracetabular impingement (FAI) usually present with symptoms that are rather typical; activity related groin pain being the most common. Pain, however, can be felt in other areas […]

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When we talk about hip preservation surgery, we are considering our ability to make a painful hip that is limiting activity into a less painful one that allows return to […]

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I see a lot of patients who are relatively young and unfortunately need a hip replacement because the hip has become damaged and painful due to osteoarthritis. If you are […]

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Many patients we operate on nowadays needing a hip replacement are perhaps younger than in previous decades. Consequently their levels of activity remain high and in many instances their disability […]

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The reason we are usually performing arthroscopic surgery on the hip is to correct a significant abnormality of the shape of the hip joint, most frequently femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and […]

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There is a misconception that younger people don’t get osteoarthritis of the hip. For this reason it is quite common for the warning signs to be missed. Often early problems […]

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Common questions about hip replacements relate to the material used to replace the hip joint. There are differences depending on whether a cemented hip replacement is used or a cementless […]

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A PAO is a very significant operation to re-orientate the acetabulum (hip socket) into a better position – usually because it does not cover enough of the femoral head. Although […]

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Stem cells are often a topic in the popular press and reports often give rise to the idea that a cure for damaged cartilage is just around the corner. The […]

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