If joint destruction is not too advanced, joint-preserving surgery may be considered:
- Pelvic realignment osteotomy – for hip dysplasia (congenital malformation of acetabulum leading to congenital hip dislocation (hip joint dislocation)).
- Femoral corrective osteotomy (conversion osteotomy) – for malalignment.
- Hip arthroscopies – to eliminate localized cartilage damage.
- Acetabular positioning – for coxarthrosis requiring surgery for hip dysplasia.
- Valgus interventions – for pronounced epiphyseolysis capitis femoris (femoral head dislocation).
In advanced therapy-resistant coxarthrosis, endoprosthetic replacement (artificial hip joint) is the means of choice:
- The total hip prosthesis or total endoprosthesis of the hip joint (TEP; artificial joint replacement of the complete joint, i.e., the joint head and the socket; hip TEP) is one of the most common orthopedic procedures (for more information, see “hip prosthesis“/total endoprosthesis of the hip joint).
