Hip Disorders Program Patient Stories

Teen turns to CHOP for complex surgery after a diagnosis of idiopathic chondrolysis, a rare and unexplained disorder that affects the cartilage lining of the hip joint.

Diagnosed as a teen with acetabular dysplasia, Virginia teen turns to CHOP for complex surgical repair of her hip joint. 

A complex surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s best-in-nation Orthopedic Center gets an 11-year-old back to the physical activities she loves.

After receiving care at CHOP for acetabular retroversion, a painful hip condition, 15-year-old Hannah is thriving.

After treatment for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease at CHOP, 7-year-old Max aims to help others with the condition.

At 18 months old, Jackie needed hip surgery. CHOP’s new hospital will give families like hers easier access to CHOP’s world-class orthopedic experts.

When Morgan was 11, longstanding hip issues began to severely limit her mobility and ability to play her favorite sport, soccer. Here, she describes the experience in her own words.

Once in so much pain he couldn’t walk, Daniel is back on the field competing in tournament baseball, sometimes two or three games in a single day. 

After two different braces failed to correct Elise's hip dysplasia, she underwent hip surgery at CHOP and spent 12 weeks in a spica cast.

Severe hip pain from a rare condition sidelined Andrew Luke from the sports he loved but specialized surgery by CHOP and Penn orthopedic surgeons put him back in the game.