Indiana Orthopedic Institute
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Healthy hips are key to staying active and pain-free. At Indiana Orthopedic Institute, our specialized team provides advanced hip care at our locations in Noblesville, Terre Haute, and Fort Wayne. Whether you're dealing with chronic pain, arthritis, or an injury, we offer personalized treatment plans to relieve discomfort, restore mobility, and help you get back to doing what you love.
The hip is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. It consists of two main parts: a ball (femoral head) at the top of your thighbone (femur) that fits into a rounded socket (acetabulum) in your pelvis. Bands of tissue called ligaments connect the ball to the socket and provide stability to the joint. The bony surfaces of the ball and socket have a smooth, durable cover of articular cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones and helps them move easily.
A thin, smooth tissue called synovial membrane covers all remaining surfaces of the hip joint. In a healthy hip, this membrane makes a small amount of fluid that lubricates and limits friction in your hip joint. Normally, all the parts of your hip work in harmony, allowing you to move easily and without pain.
The most common cause of chronic hip pain and disability is arthritis. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic arthritis are the most common forms of this disease.
Osteoarthritis usually occurs in people aged 50 and older, and often in people with a family history of arthritis. The cartilage that cushions the hip bones softens and wears away. The bones then rub against one another causing hip pain and stiffness.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systematic autoimmune disease where the synovial membrane lining the inner surface of the joint becomes thickened and inflamed, producing too much fluid that overfills the hip joint space. This chronic inflammation can damage cartilage and eventually cause cartilage loss, pain, and stiffness throughout the body.
Traumatic arthritis can follow a serious hip injury because fracture or severe tears of the hip ligaments may damage the articular cartilage over time, causing hip pain and limiting function.
Avascular necrosis occurs when the blood supply to the hip bone becomes compromised causing bone death and progressive collapse of the femoral head.
It is also important to remember that we are all unique and each person’s injury or condition, and its treatment, will be a little different too. Treatment options will vary depending on the details of your problem and your treatment plan will be tailored to your circumstances and goals.
Our patients are at the center of everything we do, from the research we conduct to the procedures we recommend and the advanced technologies we use to perform the procedures. We want to make sure you are well-informed and fully supported every step of the way. Family is important to us, and we treat each patient as we would our own family.
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