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Child and Adult Hip Preservation Center

Hip Preservation Center

The Stanford Child and Adult Hip Preservation Center is the first comprehensive program on the West Coast focused on treating hip problems affecting children, adolescents, young adults, and adults.

We partner with Stanford Children’s Health to provide specialized treatments to hip conditions in children and teens.

Child and Adult Hip Preservation Center in Redwood City
450 Broadway Street
Pavilion A
Redwood City, CA 94063
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Conditions Treated

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)

A developmental condition of the ball-and-socket hip joint, where the acetabulum (socket) is shallow and provides insufficient coverage of the femoral head (ball). This can lead to instability or dislocation of the hip and abnormal growth of the hip joint.

Acetabular dysplasia

A condition of mechanical instability of the hip caused by inadequate coverage of the femoral head (ball) by a shallow or obliquely oriented acetabulum (socket). Usually, the shallowness of the socket is less severe than in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)

A condition in which there is mechanical conflict between the acetabulum (socket) and femoral head (ball), as they move together as the ball-and-socket hip joint. The socket may be too deep or turned backwards.

Labral tears

The labrum is a fibrocartilage ring attached to the rim of the acetabulum (socket) that provides stability to the hip joint and is important in normal function of the hip. Because of its location on the acetabular rim, it is often the first soft tissue structure to become damaged by mechanical problems.

Hip cartilage defects

Cartilage is the soft, smooth lining of the hip joint. It can become damaged either from a traumatic event such as a hip dislocation, or from wear and tear over time.

Sports injuries around the hip

Injuries to the hip joint caused by sports activities include psoas tendinitis, snapping hip, labral tears, stress fractures, dislocations, and articular cartilage injuries.

Femoral anteversion/retroversion

Conditions that describe the degree to which the hip or knee is rotated towards the front of the body or towards the back of the body in relation to their normal position. 

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

A condition unique to older children and young adolescents, a SCFE is a fracture through the growth plate near the femoral head, causing the femoral head to slip off of the femoral neck.

Perthes disease

A childhood disorder with an unknown cause that affects the ball-and-socket joint of the hip. It is thought that inadequate blood supply to the femoral head may cause it to soften and break down. 

Post-traumatic hip deformities

These deformities can result from a wide variety of traumatic injuries, most commonly bony fractures. Over time, these injuries may heal improperly and cause further complications requiring a range of treatments.

Complex hip deformities

Signs and symptoms of both acetabular dysplasia and femoroacetabular impingement can be found in the same hip. Deciphering which treatments are best requires familiarity with both conditions and determining which deformity is the prevailing problem. In complex cases, a combination of surgeries may be needed.

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For new patient scheduling, please call 650-498-7555.

For patients under the age of 14, or patients of Dr. Pun under the age of 18, please call our Pediatric office at 844-416-7846.

For patients of Dr. Safran age 14 and older, please call our Adult clinic at 650-723-5643.

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