Pathologic Findings on Hip Arthroscopy in High-Level Athletes Competing in Flexibility Sports
Saks BR, Monahan PF, Maldonado DR, Jimenez AE, Ankem HK, Sabetian PW, Lall AC, Domb BG. Pathologic Findings on Hip Arthroscopy in High-Level Athletes Competing in Flexibility Sports. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 50: 1028-1038. PMID: 35254862, DOI: 10.1177/03635465221077002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeHigh-level athletesPatient-reported outcome measuresHip arthroscopyHip scoreTeres tearsOutcome measuresHip Outcome Score-Sports Specific SubscalePropensity score-matched cohortPropensity scoreCartilage lesionsSport competition levelBaseline patient characteristicsHarris hip scoreNonarthritic Hip ScorePrimary hip arthroscopySignificant clinical improvementTime of surgeryBody mass indexVisual analog scaleLigamentum teres tearsLevel of evidenceHigh rateFlexibility sportsNFS group