By james art 
Lubbock, Texas (KCBD) – There are some problems that come with aging that you would never expect to see in your children. But Hannah King surprised her parents with a problem that could not be eliminated with aspirin.
The 17 -year -old Cooper High School Senior School has always been active and athletic, the species of a person who likes to ride a bike and walk and run. She was a proud member of the Cross Country team at Cooper High, until a four -letter word hit her like a brick: pain.
Her father Michael says, “In the end, it was determined by this pain. It hurts at night when I go to bed. She hurts when she went to school. “
Dr. Matthew Crushler is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in a relatively new field called the preservation of the hip joint that uses various techniques to save the patient’s own hip instead of replacing it.
We were with the inn for her three -month -old check after an arthroscopy that uses three small incisions and a tiny camera to help repair the hip joint.
Dr. Crushler says, “The camera is just to see what you are doing. But through the other cuts you can shave the extra bone. “
It was the problem of the khan, too much bone; Just where it becomes a hip, which makes every step painful. This is a condition called femeroacetabular deterrence, more known as FAI.
E Crushler says it is very common in young patients between the ages of 16 and 22, as this age is ideal compared to older patients who are often poor candidates because if they have arthritis, it can Leave irreversible damage.
In the case of Hanna, Crishter says that it progresses very well and builds the strength of its muscles in rehabilitation.
The best part is that Hannah says there is no longer any pain.
“At all,” she explains. “I hurt every day and had sleep problems. And {now} doesn’t bother me at all. Not at all. “
The FAI procedure left Hannah with only two tiny scars on the hips, the scars for which Dr. Crishter says he will fade next year or two.
Michael says this about the restoration of her daughter: “To hear her say that she is now painless and Dr. Crautler to say that she has the opportunity to try to go again for running the track is … that made the whole experience useful . “
One last tip of D .Kreutler, “When young adults start to experience pain in the hip joint, do not try to push it. Don’t try to slow it down. Enter and evaluate yourself. “
D .Kreutler says you can be a good candidate like a khan now when a minimally invasive procedure that could ultimately preserve your natural hips and help you avoid replacing your hip becomes late in life.
Hannah is the ideal age for this, but Dr Crishter says that he has done this procedure for people with pain in the hip joint of the 40th and 50s. While the hip joint is not damaged, then it can be “young enough” so that a more adult patient can benefit from the preservation of the hip joint.
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