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Health-Related Quality of Life After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Evaluation of Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Across Different Surgeons, Surgical Techniques, and Postoperative Protocols: A Multi-institutional Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Preoperative versus postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in femoroacetabular impingement patients undergoing hip arthroscopy surgery: analgesic effect, joint function, patients' satisfaction, and quality of life.Inflammopharmacology · 2024Observational
- Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Gene Expressions Differ Between Male and Female Patients at Time of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Predicting Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- PRP Is Not Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery: Very Low-Quality Evidence Suggests Hyaluronic Acid and Cell-Based Therapies May Be Beneficial-A Systematic Review of Biological Treatments.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Healing of joint capsule after hip arthroscopy using interportal capsulotomy and capsular closure influences clinical outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Variations in postoperative electrolyte concentrations and influential factors in hip arthroscopy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Changes in Hip Capsule Morphology after Arthroscopic Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome with Periportal Capsulotomy are Correlated With Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes.Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association · 2022Article
- Return to Sport After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: a Comprehensive Review of Qualitative Considerations.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020Review
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
contextHip pain from femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) can impair health-related quality of life (HRQL) but can be treated via hip arthroscopy techniques.
objectiveTo systematically assess the HRQL outcomes after arthroscopic management of FAI. DATE SOURCES: Three online databases (EMBASE, PubMed, and Ovid [MEDLINE]) were searched for relevant literature from database inception until June 2018 and screened by 2 reviewers independently and in duplicate. STUDY SELECTION: Level I to IV English studies that investigated HRQL outcomes after hip arthroscopy were included. Data for generic and hip-specific HRQL outcomes were collected. Mean differences were plotted in a forest plot when possible. STUDY
designSystematic review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
resultsA total of 29 studies were included for assessment. Of the 6476 patients (6959 hips), the mean age was 32 years (range 9-79 years) and 50.7% were female. Significant improvements were reported in all studies assessing generic HRQL outcomes, including the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (range of mean postoperative scores, 82.2-89.8), and EuroQOL-5D scores (range of mean postoperative scores, 0.74-0.87) between 12 and 24 months postoperatively. Significant improvements were similarly identified in the hip-specific HRQL outcomes scores, with the majority of studies also reporting improvement between 12 and 24 months postoperatively. Mean improvement in International Hip Outcome Tool-33 scores from preoperative values to postoperative values ranged from 22.7 to 43.2 ( I
conclusionHip arthroscopy can lead to significant improvement in generic and hip-specific HRQL outcomes at 12 to 24 months postoperatively in patients with FAI who do not have advanced hip osteoarthritis. Confirmatory, high-quality, prospective studies are warranted to compare this observed improvement with other treatment modalities for FAI and to determine long-term outcomes.
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