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New Surgical Technique Offers Hope for Hip Injuries

New surgical technique - ipsilateral iliotibal band autograft - offers hope for athletes suffering from hip injury and chronic hip conditions.

Joshua Wortman

Written by Joshua Wortman Last updated on July 23, 2012

A common complaint for many elite athletes is hip issues, such as pain and instability (hypoplastic or labrum tear). Hypoplastic simply means incomplete or underdeveloped, and labral tears are often the result of a traumatic injury, such as dislocation. The labrum follows the outside rim of the socket of the hip joint, and acts like a socket to hold the ball at the top of your thighbone in place.

A common complaint for many elite athletes is hip issues, such as pain and instability (hypoplastic or labrum tear). Hypoplastic simply means incomplete or underdeveloped, and labral tears are often the result of a traumatic injury, such as dislocation. The labrum follows the outside rim of the socket of the hip joint, and acts like a socket to hold the ball at the top of your thighbone in place. Unfortunately, athletes who participate in sports such as hockey, soccer, football, golf, and ballet are more susceptible to developing a hip labral tear.1 These conditions be quite substantial to those who are affected, but now thanks to a new and improved surgery, athletes may be able to have it repaired to a “like new” condition.2

Research was performed on 21 male, elite athletes who had hip pain and instability issues. These athletes were professionals and participated in soccer, hockey, football, skiing, baseball, basketball, and ice skating. 17 of the 21 patients were followed for more than 32 months. Upon receiving an arthroscopic reconstruction technique, 81% of the participants returned to action at a level similar as before they were injured. All but two of the patients had shown improvement on various mobility indexes.3

“The proper function of the labrum in the hip is a critical component of mobility for any athlete. When this area gets hurt, repair can be difficult. Our review study highlights that a majority of athletes can return to a solid level of play utilizing the ipsilateral iliotibal band autograft and physical therapy. While additional research needs to be performed on the technique, we are hopeful that its increased use will allow more athletes the ability to return to the sports they love,” said Marc J. Philippon, M.D., of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado.4

The results of this study are promising – technological advances are allowing for conditions often considered difficult or impossible to repair to be reconstructed to a similar level as before the trauma incurred. Many athletes in various sports suffer hip injuries each year, and may never return to action at the same level as before. Fortunately, this new procedure gives new hope to those who suffer from various hip conditions.

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Joshua Wortman

About Joshua Wortman

Joshua began lifting in high school, but really doesn’t consider his effective training to have begun until the last few years. Joshua was always very strong for his bodyweight, but he didn’t just want to be strong, he wanted to look strong. At 140 pounds, no matter how strong he was for his age and weight, the size wasn’t there.

During his last year of college, Joshua began research on bodybuilding, and since his graduation, he has taken his bodybuilding to a whole new level. Josh experienced a minor setback in 2009 when he experienced an L5-L6 disc herniation while doing deadlifts. Consequently, his lower body training was very limited for almost a year. Thankfully, he has self-rehabbed his back to pretty much full strength.

Since he graduated from NC State University with his Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, Joshua has taken his bodybuilding to a whole new level. His knowledge has increased ten fold since when he began, and both his knowledge anpersonal progress have also bred success in the fact he started up Get Right Get Tight Fitness.

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