Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to search for changes in functional outcomes of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) between short and medium-term follow-up. Secondary aims included reporting rates of revision surgery and total hip arthroplasty (THA) at medium-term follow-up.
HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesised that patients' functional outcomes would improve between short and medium-term follow-up.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing hip arthroscopy with a diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement with labral tears between February 2013 and June 2015 were included. Twelve item international hip outcome tool (iHOT-12) and EuroQol 5D-5L (EQ-5D) scores were collected preoperatively, at short-term and medium-term follow-up. Short-term scores were recorded at a minimum of one year postoperatively and medium-term scores at a minimum of five years postoperatively. Survivorship was assessed with Kaplan-Meier analysis.
RESULTS: Short-term outcome data (at median follow-up 1.6 year, Interquartile range [IQR] 1-2.5) was available for 70 of 87 patients (80.5%) and medium-term outcome data (at median follow-up of 6.5 years, IQR 6-7.1) was available for 68 patients (78.2%). Median age at the time of surgery was 31 years (IQR 25-37). The median iHOT-12 scores at short and medium-term follow-up were 72 (IQR 48.75-91.25) and 85.8 (IQR 66.7-96.7) respectively (p<0.001). Medium-term survivorship was 91.2%. Survivorship following labral repair was 94.2%, and 81.3% following labral debridement (p=0.09).
DISCUSSION: Patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for FAI reported continued improvement in iHOT-12 scores between short and medium-term follow-up. Medium-term survivorship following FAI surgery may be greater when the labrum is repaired, although comparisons are limited by their differing indications. Conversion to THA was low with just 4 patients (4.6%) undergoing or being listed for THA at final follow-up.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV, Case series.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103157 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 29 Nov 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- femoroacetabular
- impingement
- arthroscopy
- hip
- survivorship
- reoperation
- follow-up studies
- femoracetabular impingement/diagnosis
- humans
- hip Joint/surgery
- arthroplasty, replacement, hip
- treatment outcome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine