Hip Check: Talking Adolescent Hip Health and Sports Medicine with Dr. Michael McClincy
December 13, 2022
In the latest episode of “That’s Pediatrics” – UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s podcast about all things pediatric health and wellness – our hosts talk with Michael McClincy, MD, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and head of the Adolescent and Young Adult Hip Preservation program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh about nonsurgical and surgical interventions for adolescents and young adults experiencing hip disorders.
Specifically, our experts touch on common hip disorders seen in adolescence and how they’re treated, referred pain patterns and how diseases may manifest differently in children and adolescents with open growth plates, the Hip Preservation Program at UPMC Children’s and long-term goals of the program, the connection between year-round sports participation and hip conditions and how we can work to decrease the prevalence of these conditions, and more.
Listen to “Hip Check: Talking Adolescent Hip Health and Sports Medicine with Dr. Michael McClincy” on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube and be sure to subscribe to never miss an episode.
