Labrum Tear in Left hip getting hip arthroscopic surgery

[rockstar45177]

I have been stuck in a chronic pain cycle for about 2 years and having chronic tight muscles and muscle imbalance in my hips and it never going away. I saw provider after provider and never got results.

Well now I know why because I got MRI results back and found out I have a labrum tear in my left hip which is messing up my gate, my pelvis and my sacrum and all the muscles in my lower body are staying tight and messed up because of it.


so now I have to get a specialist to do the surgery. Because I am young only 24 it's very rare to have this apparently and my thinking is its best to go with a specialist who treats professional athletes on a regular basis.

any advice before moving forward with the surgery is welcome.

any ever have this surgery done before and can share insights and experience?

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi again!

‘Arthroscopic technique’ is a type of ‘minimal invasive’ surgical technique performed with endoscopes. It is believed to have lower post-operative morbidity rates as compared to open surgery and a faster recovery time. While conservative management is reserved for minor tears; for severer tears the choice of an arthroscopic repair over an open surgery would need to be decided by your orthopedician depending on the percentage and location of the tear and associated deformities, if any. It would be best to get this evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon for an evaluation and appropriate management.
Hope this helps.

Take care!

[rockstar45177]

what do you mean by techniques ? according to my research there can be some risk to cartilage damage but the only way to tell is after the OS goes in and performs surgery . But maybe that is only with older people.

do you mean I could solve this without surgery?  also the tear probably happened last summer a year ago in July/Aug 2010 I am still young 24 and would like to still be able to work out and do martial arts like karate and krav maga.  

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Acetabular labrum provides stability to the hip joint and tears may lead to subluxation causing your symptoms. Arthroscopic techniques may be used to repair the labrum and a surgery may not always be necessary. However this would also depend on the associated deformities if any. Whatever the choice of repair, it is usually followed by a few weeks of physiotherapy, following which one can gradually regain normal activities. It would be best to get this evaluated by an orthopedician, preferably one who specialized in the hip joint; after which the treatment options may be decided upon.
Hope this helps.

Take care!