Hip Dysplasia Diagnosis/ LCEA difference
hello all! long story short, i’ve always always had hip pain. Over the past year it got much worse. pain in groin, lateral hip but also terrible in back and glutes. My MRI revealed a torn and detached labrum, labral cysts, chronically torn ligamentum teres, gluteal tendinopathy, IT band syndrome and bursitis. I saw a hip preservation specialist at HSS thinking I was going for an arthroscopic consult to repair my labrum. He said I have hip dysplasia and why my labrum is torn but not a candidate for arthroscopy. my LCEA measured at 18. I am in my late 30s and he recommended that I do conservative care with shots and PT, not an PAO until a hip replacement likely in my 40s, but no arthritis yet. I got a 3D CT scan and my LCEA on that was 23. to me this is a huge difference. which one is more accurate and which should I believe? I am planning on getting a second opinion with Dr. Nawabi at HSS to see if arthroscopy is on the table at all. hard to accept that I have to live like this for more years until a replacement. any insight is appreciated thanks!!