Treatment methods

Impingement treatment: treatment without surgery

If the damage to the bone and cartilage is not yet too severe, we will attempt to treat your condition conservatively. For you, this means no sport and treatment with medication. We also add in physiotherapy to strengthen your muscles and to improve your mobility. 

Hip impingement surgery

An alternative to more major hip impingement surgery is hip joint arthroscopy, especially in cases of cam impingement. With this procedure, a small incision is made and a probe carrying a camera is inserted into the joint. This documents any damage such as a tear to the acetabular lip. Using minimally invasive surgical techniques, our surgeon is then able to repair the lip. Overgrowth of the cartilage or small deformities of the bone in the pelvis or on the femur can also be removed. The special tools used mean that the surgeon can also remodel the femoral neck to its correct shape, restoring pain-free joint function.

With pincer impingement, the edge of the cup is moved further inwards. The bony ring that occurred at the point of the original joint lip is removed.

Follow-up treatment after hip impingement surgery

Following hip impingement surgery, you must only partially weight-bear on your hip for up to four weeks in order to avoid fracturing the femoral neck. For a period of around six weeks, however, you should use walking aids so as not to jeopardise the healing process. During this time, your hip will be mobilised and strengthened with treatments such as physiotherapy. Three months after the procedure, your joint will be fully functional again.