March 25, 2012
Use the Best – Dr. Marc Philippon
Marc PhilipponAccording to Dr. Marc Philippon, a known orthopedic surgeon of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, and the other surgeons in the clinic, hip injuries have been a common outbreak and continuing issue among hockey players and other sports professionals. Based on their studies, these injuries can manifest at a very young age and can result to devastating effects when triggered by strenuous activities such as twisting and rotating. They are currently involved in a ground-breaking research study to determine at what age these injuries begin to form and what preventative measures can be taken in order to avoid long-term damage. Dr. Marc Philippon is a world renowned orthopedic hip surgeon that is why it is not surprising that the most professional hockey stars from every part of the world come to him constantly. In fact, The Steadman Clinic office has a display of jerseys worn by no less than the most popular hockey players worldwide. Some of the most popular sports professionals that found themselves in the office of hip surgeon Dr. Marc Philippon to treat the hip injury shared by most professionals in the same field are Paul Kariya and Mario Lemieux. Leading surgeons alongside Dr. Marc Philippon believe a common hip injury happens when hockey players are still growing. Arthritis is often caused by the condition called femoroacetabular impingement. A research is being conducted by Dr. Philippon and his fellow doctors at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute to identify the age this kind of hip injury is most likely to manifest. Hopefully, the result of this research will provide young hockey players a better understanding on how they can prevent such injury. Young hockey players dream to be superstars one day that is why they begin to train at a very young age. Specialists are becoming keenly worried that these early players will become a generation of kids who will ultimately face hip arthritis. Playing the same sport, day after day, year after year, may create lasting injuries. Dr. Marc Philippon said, the local hockey players had undergone M.R.I.s and complete physical tests inclusive of hip strength tests. We plan to repeat the tests in two and four years and look at how skating stride could be causing the problem. We will be closely observing the risk patterns so we can identify the starting point of the issue and adjust accordingly, he added. With his research, he hopes to educate young hockey players with the game quantity and intensity they could play without exposing themselves to injury risks and to detect early symptoms of hip problems.











