Specialized Toolkit Series: Arthroscopic Hip Treatments-Hip Arthroscopy Access: Keys to Improving the View

Hip Arthroscopy Access: Keys to Improving the View

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This video outlines techniques to enhance visualization during hip arthroscopy. After initial diagnostic arthroscopy, traction is released to relax the capsule, allowing better access and visualization of the acetabular rim. Traction sutures help retract the capsule, and the hip is flexed for optimal viewing. With improved access, surgeons can perform necessary procedures like acetabuloplasty or subspine decompression. The procedure involves alternating portal views to optimize surgery on different hip regions. Following labral repair, attention shifts to femoral head-neck work, using traction sutures for clear access, and careful capsule repair is emphasized to avoid tissue entrapment.

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Michael B. Ellman, MD
Nicole Anderson, PA-C

Keywords

hip arthroscopy

acetabular rim

traction sutures

labral repair

capsule repair