Hip Labral Tear Surgery

[dbvf]

Finally, after two years of hip & groin pain, my daughter was diagnosed as having a hip labral tear.  She is a collegiate athlete as a pole vaulter and is concerned about the long recovery of having the tear repaired surgically.  Has anyone recently had this surgery that can relay their recovery experience?  As an athlete, she is in excellent physical shape...but is worried about muscle atrophy and being able to be back to a competitive level in 3 months.

[msme72]

I had every test done Bone Scan, Cat Scan with contrast, MRI, etc.  It wasn't my hip!  they found 2 large fibroids in my uterus that were pressing on a nerve and causing all this pain.  My uterus was so enlarged and it was casuing all my organs to shift.  I had surgery on 8/10/2010 and I'm doing great!  

I'm still in shock that it took 9 months for them to find them.  I went to 5 Orthopedics and it took my OBGYN to figure it out in 1 visit.  What I find disturbing is that my back surgeon had a MRI from 2 yrs ago showing these tumors and he failed to advise me.  I knew something was wrong when he was selling me injections like I was buying a new car.  Thank goodness I left his practice after I felt like I was his meal ticket!  

I wish you ALL the best and please get 3rd, 4th and 5th opinions before you decide on surgery.  Also, do a background check on your doctors.  Crazy what information you can find out about them.  in NJ you can go to http://12.150.185.184/dca/index.jsp or go to your states attorney general website and research them!

Best wishes to you ALL!

[Skikuu]

I put up with the tear for a year slowly reducing the amount of sport I was playing to put off surgery until I could not sit walk run etc, the tear does get worse I had surgery was told recovery would be weeks I was walking that night with a limp and running with in days Jason, Perth, Australia

[Red2011]

I'm a 31 yr old active healthy female.  I had a laboral tear in my left hip joint.  I don't even know how I got it.  The pain in my groin area gradually got worse over the past four years.  So much to the point that I wasn't sleeping.  The MRI showed nothing and the pain felt worse after Physical Therapy.  Pain meds provided no relief.  The surgery was performed by Dr. Stocks at the Texas Orthopedic Hospital 3 weeks ago today (superb doc and staff).  I was only on crutches for a week.  The tear was only 5/8 of an inch but he fixed it.  And I am slowly feeling a little better each day.  First sign of improvement was in my sleep.  My left glute cramps and needs a stretch or massage.  But doc says it's probably because I changed my posture to compensate for the pain for so long (which is true).  Now I'm going to see a therapist to work on my cramp in the left glute.  I would definitely recommend this procedure.  I love my sleep and am a happier person because of that alone!

[vicki61109]

I have had a labral tear in my right hip joint about 2 years ago. The doctor said that if you are not careful, it could tear again. So i went through the sugery, and guess what....possible tear again.  So confused and hurting again. My doctor was Dr. Michael Terry out of the Univ Of Chicago. He was a wonderful surgeon but has left of Univ of Chicago.  don't think it can't happen again....just to let you know.

[pmracc33186]

Is true the improvement is immediate, I had a set back exactly 3 weeks post op, while getting out of the bike I slipped or put to much weight on the operated side, felt a popping sensation. And now I feel like i was pre op....have to see the doc on monday,,,,not to mention that now its been 2 days in pain med. I was taking only naproxen after surgery. Now its been 2 days in perc...yikes!!!! Im afraid is messed up....any way here is the reason of all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8AM3u7Cr9I

Regards

[boneshurtn27]

im a 37 yr old female going to see a surgion in charolett nc for a tear ive seen my drs in new york and had mris and ex rays and they didnt find anything until i moved to nc and seen an orthopedic in mooresville who did an mri with contrast and found the tear ive been in pain since last yr i hope it ends soooooooooon... mary in nc