In recent decades, orthopedic surgery has been revolutionized by the rapid expansion of arthroscopic techniques, especially in treating traumatic joint pathologies. From knee and ankle injuries to complex hip fractures, arthroscopic interventions have become increasingly prevalent. This book delves into the transformative advancements in hip arthroscopy, exploring its application in both intra-articular and extra-articular traumatic injuries. With enhanced visualization and navigation tools, surgeons now tackle hip trauma with unprecedented invasivity. However, these innovations come with potential complications due to the learning curves. Through comprehensive chapters, readers will gain deep insights into the most common trauma-related indications and their arthroscopic treatments, highlighting the journey where surgical innovation meets the exigencies of trauma, offering patients novel avenues for recovery.
Professor Alessandro Aprato is an orthopedic surgeon at the First Orthopedic Clinic of CTO (Città della Salute) in Turin, under the expertise of Professor Alessandro Massè, and has been teaching at the University of Turin, Italy, since 2010. He specialized in pelvic trauma surgery, but he also gained experience at Spire Healthcare Hospital in Cambridge and at the AO Foundation in Zurich, focusing on hip arthroscopy and traumatology research. His international training includes fellowship at Texas Medical Center (US), University of Bern (Switzerland), and Saint George's Hospital (UK), where he specialized in pelvic and acetabular fracture fixation. Professor Aprato has authored over 250 publications and he is a collaborator of the Italian Group for Conservative Hip Surgery. His expertise lies in treating traumatic hip and pelvis conditions, conservative hip surgery, and managing paediatric and adult hip pathologies using various advanced surgical techniques.
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