Return to Sports and Minimum 2-Year Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy in Elite Athletes With and Without Coexisting Low Back Pain: A Propensity-Matched Comparison
Jimenez AE, Owens JS, Monahan PF, Maldonado DR, Saks BR, Sabetian PW, Ankem HK, Lall AC, Domb BG. Return to Sports and Minimum 2-Year Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy in Elite Athletes With and Without Coexisting Low Back Pain: A Propensity-Matched Comparison. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2021, 50: 68-78. PMID: 34807750, DOI: 10.1177/03635465211056964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip Outcome Score-Sports Specific SubscalePatient acceptable symptomatic statePropensity-matched control groupLow back painPatient-reported outcomesFemoroacetabular impingement syndromePrimary hip arthroscopyBack painHip arthroscopyRTS rateControl groupHip scoreInclusion criteriaStudy groupMaximum outcome improvement satisfaction thresholdElite athletesFavorable patient-reported outcomesHip-spine syndromeHarris hip scoreNonarthritic Hip ScoreVisual analog scaleLevel of evidenceCohort studyIpsilateral hipTönnis grade