Hip dysplasia surgery puts mountain trekker back on the trail

Treatment TermsHip preservation CategoriesTreatments/research advancements Additional SEO Keywords hip dysplasia, hip preserving surgery, hip pain, PAO, PAO surgery, SEO Meta Description Kara Hayslip, an athletic young woman, was sidelined by hip dysplasia pain. Her Duke doctor offered hip-preserving surgery as a way to head off hip replacement. Author MaryAnn Fletcher Overview Kara Hayslip, an athletic young woman, was sidelined by hip dysplasia pain. Her Duke doctor offered<a href="/treatments/orthopaedics/hip-preservation">hip-preserving surgery</a> as a way to head off hip replacement. Hero Imagekara_hayslip_blog1.jpg Preview Image Content Blocks Section Header Image/Videokara_hayslip_blog3b_1_0.jpg Section Features Images/Media Text Content Header PAO surgery treats hip dysplasia but spares the joint ContentOne option was hip replacement surgery, but Dr. Olson wanted to avoid it due to Hayslip ’s young age. Prosthetic hips may only last 15 to 20 years. If they have to be replaced, the surgery can be more difficult, have higher risks of complications and require longer recovery than the original surgery.Instead, he suggested a joint-sparing procedure calledperiacetabular osteotomy (PAO). In PAO, doctors cut the hip socket free from the pelvic bone, rotate it into the correct position, then secure it in place with screws. Over time, the bones fuse back together, with the hip socket remaining in its corrected pos...
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