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Dr. Marc Philippon's "Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Patients Aged 50 Years or Older" Tops Week's Best Articles

According to MDLinx Orthopedics, The study "Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Patients Aged 50 Years or Older" by Dr. Marc Philippon was at the top of the list of the week's best articles published in Arthroscopy for January 3 - January 10.

The below abstract is published on Arthroscopy's website along with the full download of Dr. Marc Phillipons studyHip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Patients Aged 50 Years or Older

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes after hip arthroscopy in a consecutive series of patients aged 50 years or older and determine how long patients avoided total hip replacement.

Methods
Between 2006 and 2008, prospectively collected data were retrieved from our database on 153 patients aged 50 years or older undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. Data collected included range of motion, Modified Harris Hip Score (MHHS), Hip Outcome Score (HOS) for activities of daily living, HOS for sports, and Short Form 12 score. Survivors were defined as patients not requiring total hip replacement (THR). Survivorship was analyzed by use of the Kaplan-Meier method.

Results
THR was required after the arthroscopic treatment in 20% of patients (31 of 153). At 3 years (with data available in 64 patients), patients with greater than 2 mm of joint space had survivorship of 90% whereas those with 2 mm or less had survivorship of 57% (P = .001). In the patients who did not require THR, the MHHS improved from 58 to 84. The HOS for activities of daily living improved from 66 to 87 (P = .001), and the HOS for sports improved from 42 to 72 (P = .001). The physical component of the Short Form 12 improved from 38 to 49 (P = .001), whereas the mental component did not change (54 preoperatively v 53 postoperatively, P = .53). Median patient satisfaction was 9.

Conclusions
On the basis of early results, patients with greater than 2 mm of joint space can expect improvement over preoperative status in pain and function after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. In patients aged 50 years or older with 2 mm of joint space or less and low preoperative MHHSs, early conversion to THR was seen.

 

Level of Evidence
Level IV, therapeutic case series.

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