Younger Age, Capsular Repair, and Larger Preoperative Alpha Angles Are Associated With Earlier Achievement of Clinically Meaningful Improvement After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
Ouyang VW, Saks BR, Maldonado DR, Jimenez AE, Ankem HK, Sabetian PW, Lall AC, Domb BG. Younger Age, Capsular Repair, and Larger Preoperative Alpha Angles Are Associated With Earlier Achievement of Clinically Meaningful Improvement After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2021, 38: 2195-2203. PMID: 34920008, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum outcome improvement satisfaction thresholdNon-Arthritic Hip ScoreFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeHip arthroscopyCapsular repairAlpha angleYounger ageHip scoreImpingement syndromeLabral tearsPrior ipsilateral hip surgeryPatient-reported outcome measure scoresCompensation claimsAchievement of MCIDClinically Meaningful ImprovementsIpsilateral hip surgeryPrior hip conditionsHarris hip scorePrimary hip arthroscopyPreoperative alpha angleOutcome measure scoresWorkers' compensation claimsTonnis gradeIntraoperative factorsIntraoperative variables