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Hip Tendon Injuries services offered in Nashville and Murfreesboro, TN
Hip tendon injuries are a common problem for athletes but could affect anyone. If you injure a hip tendon, fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon Robert Otto, MD, can help. Dr. Otto is part of the Southern Joint Replacement Institute and has offices in Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. To benefit from his extensive expertise in repairing hip tendon injuries, call Robert J Otto MD today or book an appointment online.
What are hip tendon injuries?
Tendons are connective tissues. They attach the muscles in your hip to the joint’s bones. They stabilize the joint and help control the movement of your hip and leg.
Hip tendon injuries can occur from overuse or trauma. Hip tendons injuries are prevalent in athletes and people whose jobs or hobbies involve regularly repeating the same activity. You can also tear tendons if you dislocate the hip joint, where the ball-shaped bone at the top of your leg comes out of the socket in your pelvis.
Hip tendon injuries are most likely to affect the iliopsoas tendon, gluteus medius tendon, or iliotibial (IT) band tendon. Of these, the gluteus medius tendon is the one that suffers the most injuries. This tendon runs from the top (crest) of the pelvis, down the side of your hip, and attaches to the side of the femur bone at the hip.
What kind of hip tendon injuries might I incur?
Hip tendon injuries range from mild strains to complete ruptures. Tendon injuries that typically require surgery are grade three strains, where the tendon comes away from the bone or tears completely.
If you suffer this kind of hip tendon injury, your hip joint is likely to be unstable, and you might experience considerable pain. Depending on which tendon you tear, you might lose some range of motion in the hip.
Minor and moderate hip tendon injuries can heal with conservative, nonsurgical treatments. However, a complete rupture typically requires surgery.
What does surgery involve for hip tendon injuries?
If you need surgery for your hip tendon injury, there are two likely options. It’s sometimes possible to repair tendons by stitching them back together. However, with a severe rupture, Dr. Otto might need to include a graft to connect the torn pieces of tendon.
Grafts can come from other tendons in your body or from a donor. Dr. Otto attaches the graft to the torn tendon, using suture anchors to reattach the tendon to the bone.
Hip tendon injuries that don’t receive expert surgical care can cause long-term pain and joint instability.
To benefit from exceptional hip tendon injury surgery, call Robert J Otto MD today and schedule a consultation or book an appointment using the online form.