Intra-Articular Hip Injection

Intra-Articular Hip Injection

Chronic hip pain is burdensome and often the result of inflammation, nerve irritation, & other abnormalities involving the various osseous and non osseous structures of the hip. One of these structures is known as the hip joint, a powerful ball & socket joint that serves as the connection between the pelvis and the femur. In conditions like chronic hip pain this joint becomes irritated and inflamed oftentimes contributing to the exacerbation or persistence of chronic hip pain. However, this can be treated with excellent precision & efficacy by helping to target inflammation, nerve irritation, and other inflammation processes in the hip joint that contribute to chronic hip pain. Therefore our clinic offers a procedure known as Intra-Articular Hip Injection: a short 10-15 minute procedure where we can effectively target this joint with our injectable anesthetic and steroid medications which can thereby substantially reduce the pain of those suffering from chronic hip pain.

Clinical Indication For This Procedure:

  • Chronic Hip Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Failed Hip Surgery
  • Non-Surgical Candidates

What To Expect From Your Procedure
You will arrive at our clinic 15 minutes prior to your appointment with a designated driver where we will educate you at length on the benefits & risks of the procedure. After this discussion we will then have you sign a consent form and you will subsequently be positioned in preparation for the procedure.

Chloraprep will then be used to clean the procedural site & surrounding skin to help decrease chances of infection. The procedure site will then be identified under fluoroscopic guidance. Once the site is appropriately identified an injection of a numbing medication called lidocaine will be administered to numb the procedural site & surrounding skin. Once the lidocaine has settled the targeted joint space will be injected with a cocktail consisting of anesthetic (bupivacaine) and steroid (kenalog). This cocktail disperses and bathes the joint space, nerves, and surrounding structures providing optimal pain relief with most of our patients reporting significant relief at post-procedural follow up. Following procedure you will then be assessed and observed for an additional 5-10 minutes following completion of the procedure to ensure your safety and then scheduled for post-procedural follow up by our staff.

Risks Associated With Intra-Articular Hip Injection

  • Misplacement of the needle
  • Unexpected bleeding
  • Drug allergies
  • Infection
  • Nerve damage
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