ArticleBone & joint research2014
Protocol for the Femoroacetabular Impingement Trial (FAIT): a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing surgical and non-surgical management of femoroacetabular impingement.
Article in Bone & joint research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01893034 (A Randomised Controlled Trial of Surgical Versus Non-surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Surgical Versus Non-surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Arthroscopic Hip Surgery versus Conservative Therapy on Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement: multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Trial
- Efficacy of a home-based hip exercise programme for patients with symptomatic cam femoroacetabular impingement: a randomized controlled trial.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- Radiomics for Precision Diagnosis of FAI: How Close Are We to Clinical Translation? A Multi-Center Validation of a Single-Center Trained Model.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Return to Play After Femoroacetabular Impingement.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Outcomes in arthroscopic surgery and proposal rehabilitative treatment in femoral acetabular impingement syndrome.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
- Short-term Clinical Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy Versus Physical Therapy in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Review
- Does hip preservation surgery prevent arthroplasty? Quantifying the rate of conversion to arthroplasty following hip preservation surgery.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2020Review
- NON-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NON-ARTHRITIC HIP PAIN: A LITERATURE REVIEW.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2019Article
- Bilateral femoroacetabular impingement syndrome managed with different approaches: a case report.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2018Article
- Preoperative physical examination and imaging of femoroacetabular impingement prior to hip arthroscopy-a systematic review.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2017Review
- Danish Hip Arthroscopy Registry (DHAR): the outcome of patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2017Article
- Hip arthroscopy results in improved patient reported outcomes compared to non-operative management of waitlisted patients.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2017Article
- Past and projected temporal trends in arthroscopic hip surgery in England between 2002 and 2013.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2016Article
- Femoroacetabular Impingement: Prevalent and Often Asymptomatic in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2015Article
- The truths we seek and the randomised trial in orthopaedic surgery.Bone & joint research · 2015Article
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Abstract
aimsFemoroacetabular Junction Impingement (FAI) describes abnormalities in the shape of the femoral head-neck junction, or abnormalities in the orientation of the acetabulum. In the short term, FAI can give rise to pain and disability, and in the long-term it significantly increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis. The Femoroacetabular Impingement Trial (FAIT) aims to determine whether operative or non-operative intervention is more effective at improving symptoms and preventing the development and progression of osteoarthritis.
methodsFAIT is a multicentre superiority parallel two-arm randomised controlled trial comparing physiotherapy and activity modification with arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of symptomatic FAI. Patients aged 18 to 60 with clinical and radiological evidence of FAI are eligible. Principal exclusion criteria include previous surgery to the index hip, established osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence ≥ 2), hip dysplasia (centre-edge angle < 20°), and completion of a physiotherapy programme targeting FAI within the previous 12 months. Recruitment will take place over 24 months and 120 patients will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio and followed up for three years. The two primary outcome measures are change in hip outcome score eight months post-randomisation (approximately six-months post-intervention initiation) and change in radiographic minimum joint space width 38 months post-randomisation. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01893034. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:321-7.
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