ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025
Functional outcome improvement and surgical time reduction in a single-surgeon consecutive case series of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A minimum 5 years follow-up study.
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- Surgeon experience in hip arthroscopy improves operative efficiency and reduces conversion to total hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Cumulative surgeon volume is associated with improved outcomes following hip arthroscopy: A national registry study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Advanced cartilage damage and radiographic osteoarthritis are associated with inferior outcomes and higher rates of conversion to total hip arthroplasty after hip labral reconstructions: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- MCID normalization: A methodological framework for harmonizing heterogeneous PROMs in hip arthroscopy research.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Functional outcome improvement and surgical time reduction in a single-surgeon consecutive case series of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A minimum 5 years follow-up study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The learning curve of a single surgeon performing hip arthroscopy is reported to be steep, but, to date, the inflection point after which procedures are more successful is still unknown. The aim of this study was to design a learning curve focused on clinical outcomes, complications and revision/conversion rates. Methods: Seventy-one hip arthroscopies performed for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) by a single surgeon, with a minimum follow-up of 5 years, were considered. Demographics, intraarticular findings and operative and traction time were detailed. HOOS score, subjective outcomes, 30-day complication rates, complication rates, revision arthroscopies and conversions to hip arthroplasty were recorded. Results: The mean follow-up was 7.5 ± 1.8 years (range: 5-11). The progression of the learning curve implied a reduction in surgical time ( Conclusions: The inflection point of the hip arthroscopy learning curve is between 25/36 procedures. The first arthroscopies were impacted by higher complications and lower clinical results but no higher rates of revision and conversion to arthroplasty. Level of Evidence: Level IV.
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