Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
At first glance, 18-year-old Danielle Sporrer seems like a typical Nevada High School senior.
Through the years, she's participated in several sports, but the pain she's been dealing with
for the past three years is not typical. I've been like limited in all sports I've played,
and I couldn't do anything because of it. Danielle worked closely with a physical therapist
for the pain, but it wasn't enough. She was referred to McFarland Clinic physician Dr.
Bryan Warme. Well, the most common presenting symptom for hip impingement in an athlete
is groin pain. One of the theories about why it's common in athletes is that the athlete
that participates in sports at a very young age can place stresses across the groin/hip
that leads to impingement later in life. Dr. Warme specializes in a procedure called hip
arthroscopy. The procedure is less invasive than other types of surgery and is ideal for
patients under the age of 40. We pull traction on the leg, and then once the traction is
on, then I can get my scope, or my imaging device, in the hip. And then through a different
portal, I can get in from the front, and then I can do a lot of work on the labrum, on the
bone lesions, on the tendons, and on the articular cartilage that's in the hip joint. According
to Dr. Warme, the procedure allows young athletes to return back to play in as little as six
months. The long-term benefits of the surgery can improve mobility, prevent or delay the
onset of arthritis, and possibly prevent the need for hip replacement surgery. They were
really surprised how fast I recovered. A week after surgery, I was running up and down the
stairs and perfectly fine. Being able to work with an athlete who's struggling with something
and get them back on the field, and help them return to a level of competition that they
are used to competing at, and to see them be successful in that regard, is really rewarding
for me. "Very good. Well, I think you're on track." And the result is definitely something
for Danielle to cheer about. It's totally worth it. For more information on orthopedic
sports medicine, visit our website, mcfarlandclinic.com.