Hip Archives

Ligamentum Flavum & Low Back Pain

Ligamentum Flavum – A Quick Run-Down In most parts of Denver, physicians spend countless hours and dollars searching for the principal pain generator in patients with low back pain. This is due to the compartmental training that we received in medical school, residency, and fellowship. It was commonly believed that low back pain could be … Continued

Hip Replacement: Getting More Than A New Joint

When considering a hip replacement, there’s one simple question you need to ask yourself: do the risks of having the surgery outweigh the risks of not having it? Unfortunately, the answer might not be nearly as simple as the question. First, you need to make sure that you know and understand all of the potential … Continued

Do You Really Need a Hip Impingement Surgery?

Hip impingement surgery was a relatively unknown procedure up until about the last decade, when it skyrocketed to the second most common surgery on the hip (just behind hip replacement). Why? Arthroscopic surgery was introduced to the hip, and this opened doors for more hip procedures. The question of why isn’t nearly as important as … Continued

Why Is My Hip Arthritis Getting Bad So Fast?

A common symptom in patients who present to us with hip arthritis isn’t just pain, but pain that progresses very quickly. Patients often ask, Why is my arthritis getting bad so fast? While the breakdown of cartilage in the hip and decreased range of motion are common factors it shares with arthritis in other joints, … Continued

The Differences Between Knee and Hip Arthritis

While they might share the term arthritis and live just a joint apart, knee and hip arthritis are really two different diseases. In interventional orthopedics, we see patients with knee or hip arthritis every day and have clearly observed these differences ourselves, and research published a couple of years ago has confirmed this. In order … Continued

Using Orthobiologics to Treat and Prevent Arthritis

Today, May 1, marks the beginning of National Arthritis Month, which occurs in May of every year. According to the Arthritis Foundation, one in five adults will be afflicted with arthritis. This makes it the front-runner for disability in the U.S., something we in the field of interventional orthopedics are determined to address. So throughout … Continued

Consequences of Hip Steroid Injections

At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic we understand the significant adverse consequences of steroids. These include the following: A hip steroid shot given during the year prior to hip replacement surgery increases the risk for surgical infection by 37% and risk of a second hip replacement surgery (within two years of the first replacement) by 53%. Steroids, … Continued

Your Butt Pain Could Be A Sign Of Something More Serious

Does your butt hurt? Has what you thought was a cramp in your butt muscle turned out to be a persistent pain that just won’t go away? While a tight piriformis muscle is often to blame, there is usually another reason this muscle is tight and hurting that typically goes undiagnosed. It could instability in … Continued

Hip Replacement And Wear Particles: What You Need To Know

It’s been very well documented in research that wear particles are a given with hip replacement, but what exactly are hip replacement wear particles, and are they anything to be concerned about? First, in order to understand wear particles, you need to understand the materials manufacturers use to create these artificial-hip devices. Common Artificial-Hip Device … Continued

What You’re Getting with Hip Labrum Surgery

Hip labrum surgery is a common procedure, and it typically is done for a labrum tear and hip impingement. It’s easy to assume that because a surgery is so common, there must be plenty of research backing it, so it must be the right solution for you. Unfortunately, however, with hip labrum surgery, supporting research … Continued