Tri-City Medical Center
4002 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92056
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Integrated Care Meets Personal Service
Comprehensive Care
- Minimally invasive surgeries of the spine and all other joints
- Spinal procedures such as laminectomy and fusion
- Total joint replacement of hip, knee or shoulder
- Revisions of total joint and spinal procedures
- Partial knee replacement, a procedure that replaces only the damaged part of the joint
Innovative Strategy
Tri-City Orthopedics and Spine is made up of a group of physicians sharing a mission. These neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and other staff members work together in one unit, all focused on you.
Why Choose Tri-City?
- Access to first-class orthopedic surgeons who specialize in treatment of hip dysplasia and femoral-acetabular impingement (FAI)
- An expert qualified orthopedic care team to work collaboratively with patients through their recovery plan
- Exceptional rehabilitation care team
- Two state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation centers in Carlsbad and Oceanside
Conditions That We Treat:
- Symmetry: Individuals can show a strong curve in the lower back or asymmetrical buttock creases can suggest hip dysplasia.
- Limited Range of Motion: Individuals may also have difficulty moving because their hips can’t fully flex.
- Pain: Pain is not always present.
- FAI can usually produce pain in groin area, however the pain can sometimes be more toward the outside of the hip.
- People can also experience sharp stabbing or dull pain which may occur with (Turning, Twisting, Squatting).
- Your doctor will likely conduct the impingement test by bringing your knee into your chest, followed by rotating the knee inward towards your opposite shoulder. If this recreates your hip pain, the test result is positive for impingement.
- You can confirm FAI through a series of imaging examinations such as Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and X-Rays.
*Such examinations will help better assess the structure of the bone and identify damage to the labrum and articular cartilage.
The treatment options for management hip disorders such as excruciating hip pain and hip dysfunction, in young patients, have been limited. However, the newer minimally invasive techniques have been found to be beneficial in these patients and these also avoid the need of hip replacement. Some of the common hip preservation surgical procedures include peri-acetabular osteotomy, proximal femoral osteotomy, open hip debridement, hip arthroscopy and cartilage restoration procedures.
Hip arthroscopy is an excellent surgery that has helped many patients restore their hip function and alleviate pain originating from their hip. Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery that is performed through very small incisions to evaluate and treat a variety of painful hip conditions. An arthroscope is a pencil-sized instrument that has a small lens and lighting system at its one end. The arthroscope magnifies and illuminates the structures inside the body with the light that is transmitted through fiber optics. It is attached to a television camera and the internal structures are seen on the television monitor.
Source Citation: “Hip Preservation Surgery.” Harish S. Hosalkar, MD. drhosalkar.com, n.d. Web.
Dennis Hamblin, 53
Dennis Hamblin enjoys the adrenaline rush of hitting the slopes on his skis and has always lived an active life since he was on his high school’s track team. After track practice, Dennis often joined friends in pickup football games and it was during one of these pickup games that he initially injured his groin. Over the next several years, Dennis dealt with the groin pain from the injury he sustained his sophomore year in high school. With youth on his side, Dennis found that by skipping key stretches he was able to manage the pain and went on to a successful career as a distance running competitor at the collegiate level. However, improperly addressing his true injury took a toll on his body.
“I had many lower back issues and issues with restricted range of motion. I always assumed this was because I didn’t like stretching and ran about 120 miles per week when I was competing.”
“My pain became much worse after this so that even doing odd jobs around the house would make me hurt all night. The two months or so right before surgery I really didn’t feel like doing much of anything since the pain was fairly constant by then.”
Dr. Hosalkar
Dennis is excited that he was able to return to his active lifestyle so quickly and has inspired others who are facing the possibility of hip surgery and worried about the possible impact on their active lifestyles. “I joined a Facebook page where people who have had this procedure would post their experiences,” Dennis remembers. “When I posted [my story], a couple of men who were facing this procedure thanked me for giving them some hope.”