Dominic S. Carreira, MD

Hamstring pain is a uncommon cause of pain along the back of the hip and thigh. Sitting pain is quite common with this injury, with patients attempting to shift body weight away from the affected side and onto the opposite... Read more about Hamstring Pain »

Benign synovial diseases found in the hip include pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) and synovial chondromatosis (SC). Although these synovial disorders are infrequently encountered, failure to recognize and correct them in a timely fashion may accelerate the progression of joint degeneration... Read more about Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) »

What is Hip Instability (Microinstability or Hypermobility)? Hip instability may be divided into two types: traumatic or atraumatic. The diagnosis is made based on history, physical examination, and imaging studies. Imaging studies that may be performed include plain xrays, CT... Read more about Hip Instability (Microinstability or Hypermobility) »

There are three different treatment options for labral tears: debridement, repair, and reconstruction. Debridement The first and most commonly used treatment has been debridement, or simple removal of damaged tissue. Debridement is performed with electrocautery, which burns away damaged tissue,... Read more about Hip Allograft Labral Reconstruction »

Synovitis is defined as inflammation of the synovial membrane. The synovial membrane, also known as the synovium, is the inner lining of the joint capsule, which secretes the synovial fluid. Synovium has a normal function in all joints of the... Read more about Synovitis »

Focal cartilage damage is an area of articular cartilage injury caused by degenerated or damaged cartilage on what was once a normal joint surface. These areas of deteriorated cartilage can lead to pain, secondarily decreasing normal range of motion and... Read more about Limited Arthritis / Focal Cartilage Damage »

The ligamentum teres of the hip connects the femoral head to the acetabulum. It is an important in providing hip stability and supplies blood to the femoral head. Damage to the ligamentum teres is most often caused by traumatic injury... Read more about Ligamentum Teres Tear »

Synovial Chondromatosis is a rare disorder of the synovium of the joint which causes joint pain and degeneration of the joint if left untreated. It can occur in a number of different joints in the human body, but most commonly... Read more about Synovial Chondromatosis »

The diagnosis of an internal snap or snapping hip is made based on physical examination. Patients describe feeling a snap or click in the hip during movement of the hip, and oftentimes this problem is noted along with other hip... Read more about Internal Snap »

In the condition of femoroacetabular impingement, the abnormal shape of the bone leads to abnormal forces on the labrum and articular cartilage and causes early damage and hip pain. The x-ray picture below demonstrates the loss of sphericity, or rounded... Read more about Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) »