Hip Core Decompression Surgery
Hip arthroscopy success and failure rates and non-surgical options
Ross Hauser, MD; Danielle Matias, PA-C; Demi Foster, APRN A person considering hip arthroscopy usually wants to know whether the operation will relieve pain, restore activity, and help preserve the joint. A person who remains in pain after surgery has a different question: what was missed, what has changed, and […]
Is treating avascular necrosis of the femoral head without hip replacement possible?
Ross A. Hauser, MD. Treating avascular necrosis of the femoral head without hip replacement Many patients we see with AVN or Avascular necrosis of the femoral head in the hip joint understand their problem as “dead bone,” or “dead bone from lack of blood supply,” and for the most part, […]