The second largest joint of the human body comes first in another category: the loss of quality of life when there is a disease. With pain in the hip you move less and less unnatural – and often trigger further orthopedic problems.

Hip diseases are not necessarily an aging symptom. On the contrary: Early diagnosed, excessive wear and consequential damage can be slowed down in time or completely prevented. Therefore, pay attention at a young age to stress pain, foreign body sensation or difficulties with certain movements.

On this page you will find an overview of the most common hip complaints and some examples of their therapy. For a hip arthroscopy I like to call on the support of my cooperation partner, the internationally renowned hip expert Professor Markus Schofer.

On the subject of arthroplasty: In advanced hip osteoarthritis, artificial joint replacement is often the best therapy. In younger patients, an attempt is made to implant the endoprosthesis without cement, although a cemented hip prosthesis causes fewer complications. However, we physicians assume an average „life“ of 15 years before a replacement of the prosthesis becomes necessary. The change operation is then uncomplicated in an uncemented endoprosthesis. For this reason, most surgeons prefer this method in patients under the age of 65 years.