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Which Patients Should Consider Hip Arthroscopy?

Patients with symptoms of hip pain that have not responded to conservative treatment and have not had a cause demonstrated by standard radiographs, may be candidates for a hip arthroscopy. In addition, sensations of "popping", "snapping", or "clunking" in the hip joint can be treated with an arthroscopic procedure. All of the above symptoms can be caused by a loose body in the hip joint, by a tear in the lining of the rim of the hip socket, or secondary to an inflammatory or degenerative condition in the hip. A preoperative MRI with gadolinium or hip arthrogram can help to confirm the diagnosis of these problems prior to the arthroscopy. Arthroscopy has also been used to diagnose and evaluate diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Perthes Disease, Synovial Chondromatosis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis of the hip.