A hip arthroscopy is a precise examination
A hip arthroscopy is a binocular operation of the hip. The surgery is used for patients with hip pain that suggests entrapment in the hip joint and patients with locking and clicking sensations in the hip joint. These symptoms may be caused by a joint effusion in the hip joint, an injury to the joint lip of the hip, synovial irritation (inflammation or synovitis) or wear and tear changes that cannot be seen on an X-ray or MRI scan.
What can you see with a hip arthroscopy?
During a hip arthroscopic surgery, the surgeon can examine the structures of the joint (cartilage, joint lip and any bony attachments of the joint socket or at the junction of the femoral head and neck). The examination allows the surgeon to check for wear and tear, irritation of the hip joint tissue (swelling of mucous membranes), assess cartilage damage and examine damage to the joint lip. If the surgeon deems it possible to treat the injury, this is done in the same procedure.