Hip arthroscopy

Shaver Suction Technique for Troubleshooting in Arthroscopic Double Foreign Body Removal From the Hip Joint

“…Most reports emphasize hip arthroscopy as a suitable approach in the removal of loose bodies such as bullets. Four reports focused on the removal of a bullet from the hip joint via the acetabulum side or the femoral head [2,[5][6][7]. Of all the published reports, none discussed the removal of two loose bodies from the femoral head of a hip joint.…”

“…Singleton et al (2005) reported the arthroscopic removal of a bullet from the patient's hip joint after entering the abdomen and traversing the rectum before getting lodged in the acetabulum dome [6]. Teloken et al (2002) explained the effective removal of a bullet from the right femoral head using the inferomedial arthroscopic technique [7]. A large pituitary rongeur was used to securely grasp both the chondral fragment and the bullet, followed by copious lavage.…”

Current possibilities for hip arthroplasty

“…Hip arthroscopy is an excellent tool for removing free bodies from the hip joints, which could be bone or osteochondral fragments resulting from hip dislocation, firearm projectiles, synovial chondromatosis, broken guidewires or other types of foreign bodies of joints, 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 thus enabling effective and complete removal of the free bodies, synovectomy and rapid rehabilitation 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 ( Fig. 2 ).…”

Late arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from hip joint

“…Out of which only three have been retrieved purely by arthroscopy 156. In the other four reports,2–47 a limited open approach has been used around the bullet tract or up to the capsule of the hip joint, which was then penetrated with arthroscopic trocar.…”