ArticleJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2024
Hip arthroscopy with initial access to the peripheral compartment for femoroacetabular impingement: midterm results from a large-scale patient cohort.
Article in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05310240 (Evaluation of Prognostic Radiological Parameters on the Outcome After Hip Arthroscopy, a Cross-sectional Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Prognostic Radiological Parameters on the Outcome After Hip Arthroscopy, a Cross-sectional Study
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Arthroscopy versus mini-open surgery for femoroacetabular impingement : A systematic review of clinical outcomes.Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
- Minimal clinically important difference (MCID), patient-acceptable state (PASS), minimally detectable change (MDC), and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) in patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes of arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024Pooled it
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- Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Athletes Versus Non-Athletes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Arthroscopic Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement: Current Concepts.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Postoperative femoral head cartilage injury after hip arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral tear.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2024Article
- No Effect of Cigarette Smoking in the Outcome of Arthroscopic Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Percutaneous Hip Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHip arthroscopy with initial access to the peripheral compartment could reduce the risk of iatrogenic injury to the labrum and cartilage; furthermore, it avoids the need for large capsulotomies with separate portals for peripheral and central (intra-articular) arthroscopy. Clinical results of the peripheral-compartment-first technique remain sparse, in contrast to those of conventional hip arthroscopy starting in the intra-articular central compartment. The purpose of this study was to assess outcome of hip arthroscopy with the peripheral-compartment-first technique, including complication rates, revision rates and patient-reported outcome scores. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis outcome study included 704 hips with femoroacetabular impingement. All arthroscopies were performed using the peripheral-compartment-first technique. A joint replacement registry and the institutional database were used to assess the revision and complication rates, while patient-reported outcome measures were used to assess functional outcomes and patient satisfaction.
resultsIn total, 704 hips (615 patients) were followed up for a mean of 6.2 years (range 1 to 9 years). The mean age of the patients was 32.1 ± 9.2 years. During the follow-up period, 26 of 704 (3.7%) hips underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) after a mean of 1.8 ± 1.2 years, and 18 of the 704 (2.6%) hips required revision hip arthroscopy after a mean of 1.2 ± 2.1 years. 9.8% of the hips had an unsatisfactory patient-reported outcome at final follow-up.
conclusionsThe results for the peripheral-compartment-first technique were promising. We recommend a well-conducted randomized controlled clinical trial to guide future therapeutic recommendations regarding the most favorable hip arthroscopy technique. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study.
trial registrationThis study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine; ID: NCT05310240).
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