Hip Arthroscopy in Athletes

Abstract

To confirm the therapeutic importance of hip arthroplasty in athletes whose pain precludes sportive function of the hip joint, being able to minimize it to the extent of helping on the return of sports practice at satisfactory levels. Methods: 49 athlete patients (51 hips) submitted to hip arthroscopy complaining of pain and inability to practice sports were assessed. Follow-up time ranged from 12 to 74 months (mean: 39.0 months). Preoperatively, pain site, severity according to Facial Expression Scale (FES) and the degree of disability using the modified Harris Hip Score (HHS) were assessed. Different diagnoses were provided, which led to the indication of arthroscopy, such as femoralacetabular impact, acetabular lip injury not secondary to femoral-acetabular impact, etc. Postoperatively, the patients were assessed by using the same methods as used at baseline and by the subjective analysis of return to sports activities. Results: Based on pre-and postoperative HHS and FES, the statistical analysis showed significance between values. We found some improvement in all cases and return to sports activities at a satisfactory level in most of the cases. Conclusion: As a result of our study, we confirm that arthroscopy in athletes with local hip injuries is an effective technique, able to promote the return to sports practice in most of the cases, without pain, and with an effective joint function, provided well indicated.

High Rate of Return to Yoga for Athletes After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

“…5,9,13,14,30,32,33 Given the increasing volume of hip arthroscopy procedures being performed in athletes, data on the ability of athletes to return to sport (RTS) after hip arthroscopy have become more readily available. 1,[3][4][5][6][7][10][11][12][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][28][29][30][31][32][34][35][36][37] This information is critical, particularly for counseling patients, parents, and coaches on the expected outcomes after hip arthroscopy. While many of the available studies have focused on running and other highimpact and/or contact sports, there remains a paucity of data on the ability of patients to return to lower impact sports that require extremes of hip motion, including flexion and rotational loading.…”

Hip arthroscopy

“…Polesello et al 34 operated on 49 athletes (51 hips) and found that 76% of the athletes had fully returned to their sports after a minimum follow-up period of one year (mean of 39 months).…”

Current possibilities for hip arthroplasty

“…These mechanisms may include activities such as performing leg press exercises, ballet, yoga, spinning exercise, other gym activities, dancing, working in a squatting position and others. 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 …”