Young Adult Hip Preservation Program Patient Stories

After several misdiagnoses, a third opinion and osteoid osteoma treatment at CHOP helped Aaron find relief from hip pain and get back to living.

After nearly a year of constant hip pain and no clear diagnosis, competitive swimmer and lacrosse player Riley and her family turned to CHOP for answers.

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

When Lauren, 38, was diagnosed with acetabular dysplasia, her doctors in North Carolina referred her to a world-renowned hip expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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

From early hip surgery to ongoing care, Jackie’s journey at CHOP shows how children living with hip dysplasia can overcome challenges and have active lives.

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.

When hip pain sidelined Angeline Mays from field hockey, she sought help from the Young Adult Hip Preservation Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Stephanie, a runner, was treated for acetabular dysplasia by Wudbhav N. Sankar, MD, at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.