From conservative pain management to minimally invasive interventions, Atlanta's orthopedic and pain specialists offer a full spectrum of hip care. This guide helps you understand your options before your first appointment.
Patient Story
TenJet is used across the hip, shoulder, elbow and foot. This patient describes their own experience with the procedure.
TenJet Patient Testimonial
Video courtesy of HydroCision, Inc., the maker of TenJet®. Individual results vary; this patient's experience is not a guarantee of outcome. Talk with a specialist about whether the procedure is appropriate for you.
Available at Atlanta orthopedic and pain management practices
Common Conditions
Hip pain has many causes. The right procedure depends entirely on an accurate diagnosis — which is why seeing a specialist early matters.
Advanced Treatment
For chronic hip tendinopathy that has not resolved with physical therapy and injections, a minimally invasive procedure is available that directly removes degenerative tissue — without surgery, without a hospital stay, and without the recovery burden of an open procedure.
How it works
Chronic hip pain from tendinopathy often involves the gluteal tendons where they attach to the greater trochanter — a condition frequently undertreated with injections alone. Under continuous ultrasound guidance, the physician makes a small incision and advances a small-gauge device to the degenerative gluteal or iliopsoas tendon tissue. A high-pressure saline jet precisely emulsifies and removes the diseased tissue through an integrated aspiration channel, leaving healthy fibers intact. The procedure is performed in an office or clinic under local anesthesia and typically takes 15–30 minutes.
Who is a candidate
Patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome, gluteal tendinopathy, or iliopsoas tendinopathy who have failed physical therapy and injection-based treatments are often ideal candidates. Because the procedure targets only the diseased portion of the tendon under real-time imaging, it can be used in situations where repeated injections are no longer appropriate or effective.
Atlanta Specialists
Board-certified orthopedic and pain management specialists serving the Atlanta metro area. Each offers evaluation and treatment for hip pain and related conditions.
Official demonstration video from HydroCision, the maker of TenJet, plus a look at how tendinitis differs from the deeper tissue degeneration TenJet is designed to treat.
TenJet Gluteal Tendinopathy Minimally Invasive Tenotomy
Diagrams and video courtesy of HydroCision, Inc.
Common Questions
It targets chronic tendon degeneration, particularly gluteal tendinopathy causing outer hip pain. It does not treat hip impingement, labral tears or joint arthritis, which are different problems.
Location is a useful first clue — outer hip points toward tendon, groin more often toward the joint — but examination and imaging are what settle it.
Patients across the metro area including Alpharetta and the northern suburbs are seen by physicians in this network. The direct lines listed on this page reach each practice.
Prior surgery does not automatically exclude you, but it does change the assessment. Bring your operative details and any post-operative imaging to the consultation.
This information is general and is not medical advice. Whether any procedure is appropriate for you can only be determined by a physician who has examined you and reviewed your imaging.