Competitive Athletes with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Painful Internal Snapping Treated Arthroscopically with Intrabursal Iliopsoas Fractional Lengthening: High Rate of Return to Sport and Favorable Midterm Functional Outcomes
Jimenez AE, George T, Lee MS, Owens JS, Maldonado DR, Paraschos OA, Lall AC, Domb BG. Competitive Athletes with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Painful Internal Snapping Treated Arthroscopically with Intrabursal Iliopsoas Fractional Lengthening: High Rate of Return to Sport and Favorable Midterm Functional Outcomes. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 50: 1591-1602. PMID: 35438032, DOI: 10.1177/03635465221079844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIliopsoas fractional lengtheningPrimary hip arthroscopyPainful internal snappingPatient-reported outcomesFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeHip Outcome Score-Sports Specific SubscaleFavorable patient-reported outcomesHarris hip scoreNonarthritic Hip ScoreHip scoreHip arthroscopyIFL groupInternal snappingCompetitive athletesControl groupFractional lengtheningSpecific SubscalePropensity score-matched control groupAnterior center-edge angleMidterm functional outcomesPreoperative physical examinationBody mass indexVisual analog scaleLevel of evidenceCenter-edge angle