Usefulness of arthroscopic surgery in hip trauma cases

Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation for Pipkin Type I Femoral Head Fracture: Technical Note

“…It is used mainly for the management of femoroacetabular impingement, postinjury removal of osteochondral fractures, labral repair, and internal and external snapping hip syndrome. 13 Yamamoto et al 11 stressed the importance of hip arthroscopy in hip trauma cases for the removal of small loose osteochondral fragments in neglected Thompson-Epstein type I and II dislocations, which are often not detected on CT and can eventually lead to osteoarthritis. Lansford and Munns 6 reported arthroscopic excision of the femoral head fragment in Pipkin type I fractures after fracture-dislocation.…”

“…8,9 Its role in the management of femoral head fractures remains relatively unexplored, however, with only a few reported cases in the literature and no long-term follow-up results. 1,6,10,11 We describe the technique of arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation of Pipkin type I femoral head fractures.…”

Arthroscopic removal of intraarticular fragments following fracture dislocation of the hip

“…There are several studies and case reports that have shown the usefulness of hip arthroscopy in the removal of retained intraarticular fragments after hip dislocation 17–20. In one of the largest reported series, Yamamoto et al ,20 performed hip arthrosocopy in 11 cases of hip dislocation and removed intraarticular fragments in nine cases, some of which did not even have any evidence of the same on CT scans.…”

Hip Arthroscopy to Remove Loose Bodies After Traumatic Dislocation

“…[15][16][17] The largest series to our knowledge previously reported is by Yamamoto et al 18 Hip arthroscopy was performed after dislocation in 11 patients. In 8 cases, loose bodies were found that had not been seen by preoperative CT.…”