Questions and Answers - Dr. Ernest Sink, Adolescent and Child Hip Specialist and Co-Director of the Center for Hip Preservation, Discusses Hip Pain in Teens and Children
- Describe the typical patient who comes to see you at the Center for Hip Preservation.
- What kind of surgery do you specialize in and when is it needed?
- How does a parent or referring physician know that a child or teen needs your expertise?
- When should a child or adolescent come to see you?
- How do you work with referring physicians?
- Does hip dysplasia always need surgery?
- What’s the difference between dysplasia and developmental dysplasia?
- Is hip pain in an adolescent normal? How does a parent know it’s not growing pains?
- How do you identify a hip problem in a newborn?
- What is the most common condition that you see?
- What's the long-term impact of current developments in diagnosis and preservation for those with chronic hip pain?
- What can be done nonsurgically for patients experiencing chronic hip pain?
- What is your background and how did you decide on this specialty?
- What made you decide to come to Hospital for Special Surgery?
- As co-director of the Center for Hip Preservation at Hospital for Special Surgery, what are your goals?
- I understand that you have a registry at the Center for Hip Preservation. What sort of research do you do and how will the registry help in that?
- In light of the rapidly developing orthopedic landscape, where do you see the field in 10 years?
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