Hip Preservation Issue1 - Flipbook - Page 14
Spotlight on some recent research
This study was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine – a peer-reviewed journal
developed by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, whose aim is to provide an
international source of high-quality clinical research for health care practitioners across
orthopaedic disciplines and orthopaedic sports medicine.
This study provides a significant contribution to the available literature, and is one of the few
long-term studies available internationally.
The results of this study demonstrate the long-term success of arthroscopic correction of FAI for
symptomatic patients. At 10 years after the procedure, patients can expect a high survivorship
(91.6%) as demonstrated by low conversion to THR (8.4%) and repeat arthroscopy rates (5.9%).
Furthermore, patients can expect sustained improvements in general health status as well as
hip-specific symptoms and function. High satisfaction rates from arthroscopy (90% satisfied
with their current 10-year postoperative state) were also observed.
