Trial reportBMJ open2017
Efficacy of adding a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a randomised controlled trial (FAIR).
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Improving function in people with hip-related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physiotherapist-led interventions for hip-related pain.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Arthroscopic surgery versus physiotherapy for femoroacetabular impingement: a meta-analysis study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2020Pooled it
- Protected Weight-Bearing and Early Passive Mobilization Are Common Components of Rehabilitation After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- State of the Art in Rehabilitation Strategies After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Return to Play After Femoroacetabular Impingement.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Does response to preoperative intra-articular anesthetic injections predict outcomes of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Review
- Do patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome who undergo hip arthroscopy display improved alpha angle (magnetic resonance imaging) and radiographic hip morphology?International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2023Article
- Are Exercise Therapy Protocols For The Treatment of Hip-Related Pain Adequately Described? A Systematic Review of Intervention Descriptions.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Conservative vs. Surgical Management for Femoro-Acetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review of Clinical Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Arthroscopic hip surgery offers better early patient-reported outcome measures than targeted physiotherapy programs for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2022Review
- Benefits of a Specific and Supervised Rehabilitation Program in Femoroacetabular Impingement Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Functional Condition of Patients after Unilateral Hip Arthroscopy in the Process of FAI-Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Case-Control Study and Preliminary Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Midterm Outcomes and Satisfaction After Hip Arthroscopy Are Associated With Postoperative Rehabilitation Factors.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Structured physical therapy protocols following hip arthroscopy and their effect on patient-reported outcomes-a systematic review of the literature.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2020Review
- Full recovery of hip muscle strength is not achieved at return to sports in patients with femoroacetabular impingement surgery.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Physical Activity Following Hip Arthroscopy in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2020Review
- The association between specific sports activities and sport performance following hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional cohort study including 184 athletes.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2019Article
- Quality Assessment of Prospective Cohort Studies Evaluating Arthroscopic Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2019Review
- Demographics and rates of surgical arthroscopy and postoperative rehabilitative preferences of arthroscopists from the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).Journal of orthopaedics · 2018Article
- Hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement.EFORT open reviews · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesAlthough several rehabilitation programmes following hip arthroscopy for femoracetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome have been described, there are no clinical trials evaluating whether formal physiotherapy-prescribed rehabilitation improves recovery compared with self-directed rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adding a physiotherapist-prescribed rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic surgery for FAI syndrome.
designRandomised controlled trial.
methodsPeople aged ≥16 years with FAI syndrome scheduled for hip arthroscopy were recruited and randomly allocated to physiotherapy (PT) or control. The PT group received seven PT sessions (one preoperative and six postoperative) incorporating education, manual therapy and a progressive rehabilitation programme of home, aquatic and gym exercises while the control group did not undertake PT rehabilitation. Measurements were taken at baseline (2 weeks presurgery) and 14 and 24 weeks postsurgery. The primary outcomes were the International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-33) and the sport subscale of the Hip Outcome Score (HOS) at week 14.
resultsDue to slower than expected recruitment and funding constraints, recruitment was ceased after 23 months. Thirty participants (14 PT and 16 control) were randomised and 28 (14 PT and 14 control; 93%) and 22 (11 PT and 11 control; 73%) completed week 14 and 24 measurements, respectively. For the 14-week primary outcomes, the PT group showed significantly greater improvements on the iHOT-33 (mean difference 14.2 units; 95% CI 1.2 to 27.2) and sport subscale of the HOS (13.8 units; 95% CI 0.3 to 27.3). There were no significant between-group differences at week 24.
conclusionsAn individual PT treatment and rehabilitation programme may augment improvements in patient-reported outcomes following arthroscopy for FAI syndrome. However, given the small sample size, larger trials are needed to validate the findings. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Trial registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry :ACTRN12613000282785, Results.
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