A case study on hip surgery, particularly hip arthroscopy, reveals that complications arising from the procedure is higher than previously reported.Hip arthroscopy is a surgical technique used to view the internal structure of the hip joints. It is a minimally invasive procedure and doesn't require opening up the whole area.
The procedure has been around for a few decades and has been gaining popularity in the last ten years. It is used in the treatment of torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction, and trimming damaged cartilage.
In hip arthroscopy, a small incision is made and a small camera called an arthroscope is inserted to view the inside of the hip joint. During the procedure the hip can be treated and cleaned up of any unwanted material.
Recovery from hip arthroscopy depends on the type of procedure that is performed. Generally it is an outpatient procedure and the patient can recover and return to close to normal activity within a week. There are cases where recovery takes a couple of months.
