ArticleArthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association2022
Changes in Hip Capsule Morphology after Arthroscopic Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome with Periportal Capsulotomy are Correlated With Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes.
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- Comparative effects of hip capsule repair and cam lesion excision on capsulotomy healing: An in vivo biomechanical and histological analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Is hip capsule morphology associated with hip pain in patients without another structural correlate?European radiology · 2024Article
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Arthrography Are Both Reliable and Similar When Measuring Hip Capsule Thickness in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Predicting Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Ultrasound had high accuracy in measuring hip joint capsule thickness.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Comparable Injury to the Indirect Head of the Rectus Femoris During Interportal and Periportal Capsulotomy: A Cadaveric Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Arthroscopic Capsular Suture-Lifting Technique for Treating Femoroacetabular Impingement Patients With a High Risk of Postoperative Anterior Instability.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Arthroscopic Synovectomy of the Hip Joint: The Regional Surgical Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Healing of joint capsule after hip arthroscopy using interportal capsulotomy and capsular closure influences clinical outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Handle With Care: The Anterior Hip Capsule Plays a Key Role in Daily Hip Performance.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
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purposeTo assess the correlation between changes in hip capsule morphology with improvements in patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores after arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) using the periportal capsulotomy technique.
methodsTwenty-eight patients with cam morphology FAIS (without arthritis, dysplasia, or hypermobility) were prospectively enrolled before arthroscopic labral repair and femoroplasty through periportal capsulotomy (anterolateral/midanterior portals) without closure. Patients completed the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score (HOOS) and had nonarthrographic 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the affected hip before and 1 year after surgery. Anterior capsule thickness, posterior capsule thickness, anterior-posterior capsule thickness ratio, and proximal-distal anterior capsule thickness ratio were measured on axial-oblique MRI sequences. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the association between hip capsule morphology and PRO scores.
resultsPostoperative imaging showed that for all 28 patients (12 female), labral repairs and capsulotomies had healed within 1 year of surgery. Analysis revealed postoperative decreases in anterior hip capsule thickness (1395.4 ± 508.4 mm
conclusionsPeriportal capsulotomy without closure demonstrates capsule healing by 1 year after arthroscopic FAIS treatment. Changes in hip capsule morphology including decreased anterior-posterior capsule thickness ratio after surgery may be correlated with improvements in patient pain, function, and ability to return to sports. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prospective cohort study.
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