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Question: Hello..my name is Philippa.I am 59 years old and hsve pain in my right hip..groin thigh sacro iliac joint and down the leg at times.Its been painful especially at night for yearsand i always have to take painkillers.more at night to grt any sleep. An m r i showed thr torn labrum and arthritis and I t hink fluid in t he bone..x ray showed i have s shallow acetabulum..do i have hip dysplasia and what
would help me..would sn arthroscopy help or do i have to hsve a hip replacement. .the idea of it scares me!
Thank you
would help me..would sn arthroscopy help or do i have to hsve a hip replacement. .the idea of it scares me!
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Hip replacement is the last option.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The torn labrum and arthritis and a shallow acetabulum are all age related degenerative changes in the hip joint that have been aggravated by osteoporosis. An arthroscopic repair can help with the torn labrum but cannot retard the arthritic changes. It is best to take pain killers and rest. Local steroid injections and regular physiotherapy can help if the pain is persistent. The last resort is hip replacement in case the pain and disability becomes unbearable in spite of all the medicines.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Hip replacement is the last option.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The torn labrum and arthritis and a shallow acetabulum are all age related degenerative changes in the hip joint that have been aggravated by osteoporosis. An arthroscopic repair can help with the torn labrum but cannot retard the arthritic changes. It is best to take pain killers and rest. Local steroid injections and regular physiotherapy can help if the pain is persistent. The last resort is hip replacement in case the pain and disability becomes unbearable in spite of all the medicines.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I havr osteopenia. .Does the shallow acetabulum mean I have jip dysplasia and if so can anything bedone for this in someone my age and with loss of cartilage.
What do you yhink of anterior hip replacrment ..are they longlasting and successful and better to recover from if I should have to have the replacement. ?
What do you yhink of anterior hip replacrment ..are they longlasting and successful and better to recover from if I should have to have the replacement. ?
Brief Answer:
Hip replacement can help you.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The shallow acetabulum with loss of cartilage is likely to be due to arthritis and not due to hip dysplasia. The best way is to get a hip replacement done after all the conservative treatment approaches fail.
Anterior hip replacement is a successful procedure and provides the symptomatic relief. It is long lasting also if proper care is taken after the surgery.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Hip replacement can help you.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The shallow acetabulum with loss of cartilage is likely to be due to arthritis and not due to hip dysplasia. The best way is to get a hip replacement done after all the conservative treatment approaches fail.
Anterior hip replacement is a successful procedure and provides the symptomatic relief. It is long lasting also if proper care is taken after the surgery.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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