Why Hip Hack

My hip's been hurting for at least four years, particularly when getting up after sitting for long periods. Three years ago I started going to doctors to figure out what's wrong; five doctors later I think I found a good one with a good plan and some good success stories. Dr Keith Mayo has been doing these surgeries for many years and also is a hip trauma specialist. His diagnosis is that there is likely some damage and premature wearing of the cartilage, with the root cause being dysplasia--inadequately aligned and shaped hip socket(s) resulting in my weight being borne on a smaller area of cartilage, thus wearing it out sooner.

Dr Mayo will treat the symptoms (pain) by surgically dislocating my hip to open up the socket in order to fix whatever damage is there. Then he will treat the root cause (dysplasia) by performing a periacetabular osteotomy to reorient my hip socket in order to distribute my weight over a larger surface.

This blog will chronicle the experience so interested family and friends can keep up. No promises on how often it gets updated, but hopefully when it does it'll be worthwhile, complete with gory pictures.