From the early stages of gestation, in the hip as in other parts of the body, a series of changes take place which, depending on how they occur, will have repercussions on the hip.
With the implementation and development of numerous diagnostic imaging techniques, we can ensure that the anatomy and articulation of the hip meet normal parameters, both statically and dynamically. This provides peace of mind during childhood-adolescence, unless symptoms that are perfectly appreciated as strange (pain, gait disorders, lameness or postural disabilities) manifest themselves at this time and should be the reason for consultation with the specialist.
Better treatment thanks to early diagnosis
Thus, for some years now, we have not only been talking about the treatment of osteoarthritis as a hip disease, but also about the early diagnosis of possible hip disorders in young adults, which we can treat and thus try to prevent them from progressing to osteoarthritis. It should be remembered that osteoarthritis does not always respond to conservative medical treatment and can only be replaced in the operating room by a hip prosthesis, which in the elderly patient seems a wise solution but in the young adult we are reluctant to accept.
The diversity of diagnostic imaging studies (X-ray, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, and combinations with minimally invasive procedures such as Arthro MRI, Arthro CT) allow us to accurately visualize and plan the most appropriate surgical technique. Likewise, treatment modalities by arthroscopy and other techniques in the hip joint allow us to see and correct a large number of pathologies in a minimally invasive manner with a satisfactory short and long term recovery.
As specialists, we have the responsibility to direct our training in two clear directions: diagnosis and treatment. The first towards the thorough exploration and interpretation of new diagnostic images and the second, in the deepening and refinement of new surgical techniques that allow us to access these pathologies of young hips that have always existed and that we can now intervene.