The painful total hip: a workup algorithm
Demo Faculty Panel · 60 mins
View sessionOrthopedic Specialty
Hip
Joint preservation in the young hip, durable reconstruction in the arthritic hip.
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Overview
Hip at a glance
Hip practice balances preservation surgery for impingement and dysplasia against arthroplasty for end-stage disease.
Bearing surfaces, approach selection and periprosthetic complication management dominate current discussion.
Common conditions
Presentations that dominate the clinic and emergency workload in this subspecialty.
Femoroacetabular impingement
Cam and pincer morphology with labral pathology in the active adult.
Acetabular dysplasia
Undercoverage leading to early degeneration.
Avascular necrosis
Staged by collapse and head involvement; steroid and alcohol history matters.
Osteoarthritis
Groin pain and internal-rotation loss with progressive functional limitation.
Periprosthetic joint infection
Requires disciplined aspiration, culture and staged decision-making.
Procedures
Core operative procedures, from day-care work to complex reconstruction.
Hip arthroscopy
Osteochondroplasty with labral repair or reconstruction.
Periacetabular osteotomy
Reorienting coverage in the dysplastic, non-arthritic hip.
Total hip arthroplasty
Posterior, direct anterior or lateral approach reconstruction.
Hemiarthroplasty
Displaced femoral neck fracture in the low-demand patient.
Revision arthroplasty
Bone-loss classification driving augment and cage strategy.
Surgical techniques
Technical detail and decision points discussed by faculty in this hub.
Direct anterior approach
Intermuscular access, table considerations and femoral exposure tricks.
Cup positioning targets
Combined anteversion and the functional safe zone.
Labral reconstruction
Graft selection when repair tissue is deficient.
Extended trochanteric osteotomy
Controlled access for well-fixed stem removal.
Latest innovations
Devices, workflows and technology changing how this subspecialty is practised.
Dual-mobility bearings
Instability mitigation in high-risk primaries and revisions.
3D-printed acetabular augments
Patient-specific solutions for severe bone loss.
Fluoroscopy-free cup navigation
Inertial guidance for consistent inclination.
Research
Community research threads currently active in this specialty.
Approach and dislocation risk
Demo registry comparison across three approaches.
Time-to-surgery in hip fracture
Mortality association within a 48-hour benchmark.
Aspirin thromboprophylaxis
VTE and bleeding events versus LMWH.
Thesis
Postgraduate thesis work shared with the community.
Functional outcomes after PAO
Five-year survivorship in a young adult cohort.
Cemented vs uncemented hemiarthroplasty
Peri-operative morbidity in the elderly.
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View sessionEducational resources
Guidelines, atlases and checklists curated for this subspecialty.
Guideline
PJI diagnostic criteria
Thresholds and sampling discipline for suspected infection.
Atlas
Templating atlas
Offset and leg-length planning worked examples.
Video
Approach comparison video
Side-by-side exposure walkthroughs.
Checklist
Discharge checklist
Precautions, mobility milestones and follow-up.