Details of Hip Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is the examination of the interior of a joint by the use of an arthroscope or “scope”- a flexible, fiber-optic tube with a small camera connected to a monitor. This allows a surgeon to see a magnified view of the joint. Specially designed arthroscopic surgical tools are also employed to perform different types of minimally invasive joint surgery. This procedure allows the surgeon to diagnose the cause of hip pain or other problems in your joint. Some hip conditions may also be treated arthroscopically. To perform arthroscopic hip surgery in these cases, the surgeon makes additional small incisions (usually one or two) to create access points for various arthroscopic needles, scalpels or other special surgical tools.