Episode 68: Dr. Andrea Spiker: Hip Preservation (Part II)

Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast!  In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Andrea Spiker and focus on open surgical treatment for hip preservation, then wrap up with a discussion on post-op rehab and return to play.

Our conversation picks back up with an article from the September 2017 issue of AJSM titled “Early Functional Outcomes of Periacetabular Osteotomy After Failed Hip Arthroscopic Surgery for Symptomatic Acetabular Dysplasia.” Bryan Kelly and his team  at HSS investigated the effect of prior arthroscopic hip surgery on clinical outcomes after periacetabular osteotomy or “PAO”. They found that patients who previously underwent hip arthroscopy had inferior functional outcomes at 6 months and 12 months after PAO compared to patients with no prior hip surgery. The authors note that both groups significantly improved post-op and there was no difference in complications or reoperation between the groups.

We finish up today with a surgical technique article authored by our guest, Dr. Andrea Spiker, from the August 2022 issue of Arthroscopy Techniques. The article is titled “Treatment of Coxa Profunda with Open Surgical Hip Dislocation, Rim Resection, Cam Resection, and Labral Reconstruction” and describes an open surgical approach to address many of the challenges posed by coxa profunda. For our listeners, coxa profunda is essentially a deep acetabular socket. This differs from acetabular protrusio, in which the femoral head and socket displace into the pelvis. The global acetabular over-coverage associated with coxa profunda makes arthroscopic management very challenging in terms of obtaining adequate hip distraction and concerns for traction injury. For these reasons, an open approach has been proposed.