Complication Rates for Hip Arthroscopy Are Underestimated: A Population-Based Study

Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Meta-analysis of Short-Term Outcomes

“…7 Hip arthroscopy has also been associated with a relatively low rate of complications and is well tolerated by patients. [8][9][10] Numerous prospective cohort studies have shown that hip arthroscopy can be used to improve the outcomes of patients with FAI, with a systematic review and metaanalysis of 1,981 hip arthroscopies in 31 studies published in 2019 identifying an improvement in all patientreported outcomes, as well as a rate of return to sport of 87.7%. 11 However, a 2014 Cochrane Review of surgery for FAI showed that there was no high-quality evidence examining the effectiveness of surgery for FAI.…”

Hip Arthroscopy: A Narrative Review of the Current Literature

“…A statistically significant increase in complications were seen in cases lasting longer than 60 minutes and in those performed on obese or female patients. However, through recently reviewing a national athlete based database Truntzer, et al [28] found incidence of major complications to be three times higher in the 2581 hip arthroscopies studied than is commonly reported in the literature. This presents evidence that complications may be under-reported.…”

“…-Patients older than 40 years -Significant chondral damage in the weight bearing Hip instability may be due to soft tissue laxity, insufficient bony cover or a combination of the two. Instability after hip arthroscopy varies and with reports of rate up to 0.58% [28]. The outcomes of capsular repair, capsular partial repair or non-repair is controversial and the literature is lacking with further long-term studies are needed.…”

Rehabilitation for Femoroacetabular Impingement: Conservative Care and Postoperative Practice

“…These restrictions potentially decrease the risk of postoperative hip dislocation, which is roughly 0.6%. 34 Bracing also supports the musculature across the hip joint which may contribute to postoperative pain control and comfort. In a cross-sectional survey of 27 high-volume orthopaedic surgeons specializing in hip arthroscopy, Gupta et al found a 59% rate (16/27) of postoperative brace use.…”