Basketball Players Undergoing Primary Hip Arthroscopy Exhibit Higher Grades of Acetabular Cartilage Damage but Achieve Favorable Midterm Outcomes and Return to Sports Rates Comparable With a Propensity-Matched Group of Other Cutting Sports Athletes
Owens JS, Jimenez AE, Lee MS, Hawkins GC, Maldonado DR, Domb BG. Basketball Players Undergoing Primary Hip Arthroscopy Exhibit Higher Grades of Acetabular Cartilage Damage but Achieve Favorable Midterm Outcomes and Return to Sports Rates Comparable With a Propensity-Matched Group of Other Cutting Sports Athletes. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 50: 1909-1918. PMID: 35648627, DOI: 10.1177/03635465221092762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip Outcome Score-Sports Specific SubscalePatient-reported outcomesFemoroacetabular impingement syndromePrimary hip arthroscopyNonarthritic Hip ScoreBody mass indexVisual analog scaleMidterm outcomesCompetitive basketball playersHip arthroscopyHip scoreControl groupSport athletesPropensity-matched control groupFavorable short-term outcomesMean body mass indexFavorable midterm outcomesSimilar midterm outcomesPropensity-matched cohortHarris hip scoreShort-term outcomesAcetabular cartilage damageLevel of evidenceBasketball playersHigh rate