Hip arthroscopy in children and adolescents

Mininder S Kocher; Ben Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2005.11.004

Hip arthroscopy in children and adolescents

Orthop Clin North Am. 2006 Apr;37(2):233-40, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2005.11.004.

Authors

Mininder S Kocher¹, Ben Lee

Affiliation

¹ Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. mininder.kocker@children's.harvard.edu

PMID: 16638454
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2005.11.004

Abstract

Hip arthroscopy has become an established procedure for certain indications in adults; however, experience in children and adolescents has been more limited. This article reviews the technique, indications, and results of hip arthroscopy in children and adolescents.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acetabulum / injuries
Adolescent
Arthroscopy* / methods
Bone Diseases, Developmental / etiology
Cartilage, Articular / injuries
Child
Debridement
Fluoroscopy
Hip Joint* / surgery
Humans
Joint Diseases / diagnosis
Joint Diseases / surgery