SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2022
A higher proportion of patients may reach the MCID with capsular closure in patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Mid- to long-term outcomes of capsular management in hip arthroscopy for FAIS: A multilevel meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Capsular management strategies in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A multilevel meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Arthroscopic Hip Capsule Closure Augmented With a Nonwoven Polyethylene Terephthalate Scaffolding.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Increasing Rates of Capsular Repair in Pediatric Hip Arthroscopy: A Trend Analysis between 2014 and 2022.Hip & pelvis · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Operative Time, Operating Room Idle Time, and Return to the Operating Room for Hip Arthroscopy: An Analysis of 740 Hip Arthroscopies for Femoroacetabular Impingement.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Characterizations of Capsule Closure in Hip Arthroscopy Are Infrequently and Incompletely Reported: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Capsular Repair Versus No Repair After Hip Arthroscopy in Patients Without Dysplasia or Generalized Ligamentous Laxity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
- Capsular Management During Hip Arthroscopy.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Arthroscopic Hip Capsular Repair Improves Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Is Associated With a Decreased Risk of Revision Surgery and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Superior outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement and labral tears with closed versus open capsule.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this review is to provide a summary of the techniques and outcomes of various capsular management strategies in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The information this review provides on capsular management strategies will provide surgeons with operative guidance and decision-making when managing patients with FAI lesions arthroscopically.
methodsThree databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed were searched from database inception to November 2nd 2021, for literature addressing capsular management of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAI. All level I-IV data on capsular management strategy as well as postoperative functional outcomes were recorded. A meta-analysis was used to combine the mean postoperative functional outcomes using a random-effects model.
resultsOverall, there were a total of 36 studies and 4744 patients included in this review. The mean MINORS score was 10.7 (range 8-13) for non-comparative studies and 17.6 (range 15-20) for comparative studies. Three comparative studies in 1302 patients examining the proportion of patients reaching the MCID for the mHHS score in patients undergoing interportal capsulotomy with either capsular repair or no repair found that the capsular repair group had a higher odds ratio of reaching the MCID at 1.46 (95% CI 0.61-3.45, I
conclusionThis review may demonstrate improved postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing complete capsular closure regardless of capsulotomy type based on postoperative mHHS score. Furthermore, this review may suggest improved postoperative outcomes after closure of an interportal capsulotomy. There are limited published outcome data regarding T-type capsulotomy without closure. This review provides surgeons with operative guidance on capsular management strategies when treating patients with FAI lesions arthroscopically. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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