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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Background:

  • Historically, open surgery was the primary treatment for snapping hip syndromes.
  • Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is recognized, but its underlying pathology and endoscopic treatment are recent developments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the emerging endoscopic techniques for treating snapping hip and greater trochanteric pain syndromes.
  • To compare the efficacy of endoscopic versus open surgical approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on endoscopic hip procedures.
  • Analysis of early published reports and anecdotal evidence for endoscopic treatment of snapping hip and greater trochanteric pain.

Main Results:

  • Endoscopic techniques for snapping hip syndromes show results comparable or superior to open surgery.
  • Early evidence for endoscopic treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome is encouraging, despite being largely anecdotal.

Conclusions:

  • Endoscopic approaches are a viable and potentially superior alternative for snapping hip syndromes.
  • Further research and evidence are needed for endoscopic treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome, but initial findings are positive.