3D-printed planning to help hip preservation surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests whether using 3D-printed models from scans can help plan hip preservation surgery for people with a specific hip shape problem (cam-type femoroacetabular impingement). It may help surgeons plan more precisely, though you would only be eligible if your hip damage and other health factors fit specific limits.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a confirmed diagnosis of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement on hip imaging
- Your arthritis is not advanced (not severe changes on x-ray, including limited joint space)
- You do not have significant cartilage damage (no large area of cartilage peeling, as measured by imaging)
- You do not have certain other hip problems like avascular necrosis or major extra bone growth
- You are able to consent and follow post-surgery instructions, and you do not have active infection or cancer
- You are not pregnant, and this is not a revision hip arthroscopy
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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