Hip treatment

When hip pain or problems with hip function make movement challenging, you’ll find expert care close to home at Aurora BayCare Medical Center. Our doctors and therapists focus on getting you back to your daily activities and feeling better quickly.

Advanced treatment for hip pain: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

Our team are experts in hip anatomy and function. We work together to develop customized care plans that improve joint movement and reduce pain. Program highlights include:

• Advanced treatments: We were the first hospital in the region to offer hip arthroscopy and anterior hip replacement. We also offer nonsurgical techniques such as regenerative medicine to improve flexibility and reduce pain with minimal tissue disruption.
• Rapid diagnosis: Our musculoskeletal ultrasound specialist offers same-day evaluation, with no need to wait for MRI or other test results. Quick diagnosis means your care begins right away.
• National recognition:S. News & World Report recognized our hip replacement program as high performing in its list of 2020 best hospitals.

Hip treatments and services

Hip pain causes vary, but all pain disrupts your life. Our experts treat a range of conditions with nonsurgical and surgical approaches. We offer:

Nonoperative orthopedics

Surgery isn’t always the answer to hip pain and hip joint issues. We treat some hip conditions without using surgery. Doctors may recommend that you treat your hip with:

• Rest
• Ice
• Compression
• Elevation

Doctors may also prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, to reduce inflammation.

When you need an extra level of care, we offer nonoperative orthopedics services, such as orthopedic rehabilitation, medication injections and orthotics.

Hip arthroscopy

Using an arthroscope, a thin tube with tiny attached cameras, surgeons access the hip joint through a small incision. After visualizing the area, doctors make additional small incisions and insert tiny surgical instruments.

During arthroscopic hip surgery, doctors remove loose cartilage, repair tears and treat common causes of hip pain.

Total hip replacement

Orthopedic surgeons remove damaged bone and cartilage and replace it with an artificial ball-and-socket joint to improve function. Our minimally invasive hip replacement surgeries help relieve pain and increase your mobility after injury or arthritis.

Partial hip replacement

Surgeons replace only the head of the femur with an artificial ball and stem, leaving the socket portion of the joint intact. Doctors may use partial hip replacement when a fractured femur can’t be stabilized with pins to allow the bones to heal.

Back to sports

Our sports medicine specialists offer therapies to get you back in the game after treatment for a hip injury or pain. Experts work with you, providing specific exercises and therapies to reduce pain and improve performance.

Treatment for workplace injuries

If you’re injured on the job, our specialists get you in quickly for evaluation and treatment. We work closely with your employer to identify tasks you can do with injury restrictions.

Hip conditions we treat

The hip is a ball and socket joint. This joint includes the acetabulum, the part of the pelvic bone that forms the socket. The top of the femur, or thighbone, forms the ball.

Hip concerns may occur because of:

• Degenerative diseases, which is wear and tear damage that causes worsening symptoms over time
• Congenital diseases, which are conditions you’re born with that affect the hip’s structure
• Injuries, which include conditions like bone fractures and ligament or tendon tears.

Our expert team treats most degenerative and congenital conditions, including:

Arthritis

Arthritis is inflammation (swelling and tenderness) in a joint that causes stiffness and pain. The two main types of arthritis are:

• Osteoarthritis: Cartilage covers the ends of your bones in a joint, providing a smooth surface for bones to move together. Wear and tear damage the cartilage, causing pain as bones rub against each other inside the joint.
• Rheumatoid arthritis: This autoimmune condition develops when the immune system attacks the lining inside joints (synovium). The result is inflammation that damages cartilage, causing pain as bones make contact.

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)

Hip impingement happens when pieces of bone, or spurs, grow around the ball or socket part of the hip joint. These spurs create an imperfect fit that can create friction and damage the joint, reduce mobility and cause pain.

Hip bursitis

The hip has two bursae (fluid-filled sacs) that help cushion the joint. Bursitis occurs when a sac becomes irritated and causes pain.

Hip dysplasia

Dysplasia is a congenital condition in which the hip socket is too shallow. The ball doesn’t fit into the socket correctly, causing dislocation of the hip and pain as cartilage wears away.

Fractures

Hip fractures are bone breaks that occur at the top of the femur. Hip fractures in older people usually happen because of osteoporosis, which makes bones fragile. In younger people, hip fractures usually result from a serious accident, such as a high fall or vehicle collision.

Hip joint infection

Bacterial bone infections, known as osteomyelitis, can develop in the hip as bacteria travel through the blood and into the bone. Osteomyelitis may require surgery to remove affected bone and tissue.

Osteonecrosis

Hip osteonecrosis occurs when bones in the hip don’t get enough blood and begin to die, leaving the hip vulnerable to collapse. The condition can result from other conditions, use of certain medications or an injury.

Hip tears

Osteoarthritis, FAI or injury may cause hip tears, which can occur in the:

• Labrum, or ring of cartilage around the socket
• Muscles around the side of the hip (abductor muscles)
• Hip ligaments connecting the ball of the hip joint to the socket

Sacro-iliac Joint Dysfunction & Sacroilitis

Some hip pain can be the root cause of SI Joint dysfunction. To better evaluate for this can save you time and pain.

Sacroiliitis

Some hip pain can be the root cause of sacroiliac joint dysfunction. This occurs when there is inflammation in your sacroiliac joints where your pelvis is linked with the lower spine.

Snapping hip syndrome

This syndrome involves a popping or snapping feeling in your hip when you stand, walk or make other movements. This popping occurs when tendons or muscles move across the hip bones and can cause pain over time.