Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Sickle Cell Disease FUNDAMENTALS AND BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the red blood cells that leads to chronic hemolytic…

Evaluating the Failed Hip Arthroscopy INTRODUCTION The incidence of hip arthroscopy has been increasing over the last two decades.1 Alongside, there is also an increase in the number of patients…

Pelvic Osteotomy Technique for Pincer Impingement INTRODUCTION Although the proximal femur is the most common source of femoroacetabular impingement, acetabular morphology can also serve as a source of impingement pathomorphology….

Unstable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is classified as unstable if the patient has such severe pain that…

Hip Arthroscopic Approach for Femoroacetabular Impingement Treatment BACKGROUND Hip arthroscopy is being increasingly utilized to manage femoroacetabular impingement.1 It provides excellent access to the central compartment as well as the…

Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS Epidemiology and Etiology Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a disorder of the proximal femur in which the…

Femoroacetabular Impingement—Cam, Mixed, and Pincer-Type Treatment Decision-Making INTRODUCTION Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is an abnormal hip kinematics that can lead to joint damage and pain. The modern concept of FAI was…

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: Treatment of Symptomatic Residual Deformity BACKGROUND Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a pediatric disorder characterized by osteonecrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis. The osteonecrosis progresses to fragmentation of the…

Classic Adolescent and Adult Acetabular Dysplasia INTRODUCTION Acetabular dysplasia presenting in adolescence or young adulthood can result from unresolved or undiagnosed congenital/childhood developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or it…

Congenital Coxa Vara Coxa vara deformity can be a congenital condition noted at birth, a progressive developmental disorder, or a disorder acquired as a result of trauma, Legg-Calve-Perthes (LCP) disease,…