kmk42019
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My wife and I went to the doctors because she's been having right hip pain the last few weeks. He said that she has mild hip dysplasia and a torn labrum on her right side. We want to have kids soon and are confused with our options.
Option 1: repair torn labrum arthroscopically and hope that it holds for a while. The cause of the torn labrum remains unrepaired(due to hip dysplasia) but it will help with the pain. Recovery time about 6 weeks on crutches.
Option 2: Do the PAO surgery(periacetabular osteotomy). This surgery is much more invasive , where he would be cutting the bone and rotating it. He's only done 30 of these. It would correct the issue that caused the torn labrum but it's a much more intensive surgery. Recovery time is about 6 weeks on crutches also.
We are confused on what to do here. She's only 33 years old. We could do the less invasive operation that only corrects the torn labrum but the underlying cause is still there. Or we could do the PAO and risk a more complicated procedure that corrects the cause of the torn labrum. Any advice will be so greatly appreciated. We are confused!
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Option 1: repair torn labrum arthroscopically and hope that it holds for a while. The cause of the torn labrum remains unrepaired(due to hip dysplasia) but it will help with the pain. Recovery time about 6 weeks on crutches.
Option 2: Do the PAO surgery(periacetabular osteotomy). This surgery is much more invasive , where he would be cutting the bone and rotating it. He's only done 30 of these. It would correct the issue that caused the torn labrum but it's a much more intensive surgery. Recovery time is about 6 weeks on crutches also.
We are confused on what to do here. She's only 33 years old. We could do the less invasive operation that only corrects the torn labrum but the underlying cause is still there. Or we could do the PAO and risk a more complicated procedure that corrects the cause of the torn labrum. Any advice will be so greatly appreciated. We are confused!
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