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Editorial Commentary: Female Patients With Lower Body Mass Index Show the Best Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy, and Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement in Higher-Body Mass Index Female Patients Results in Improved Outcomes.
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Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association [Arthroscopy] 2024 Mar; Vol. 40 (3), pp. 742-744. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Which patients will benefit most from hip arthroscopy? Careful patient selection and conservative indications, such as patients with an alpha angle of 60° or greater or a lateral center-edge angle of 40° or greater who fail a trial of conservative treatment, may benefit from hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). In female patients in particular, a lower body mass index (BMI) will predict the most benefit from arthroscopic treatment. That said, patients with a higher BMI can also substantially improve after treatment of FAI. The true art of medicine is determining indications for an individual patient in addition to providing evidence-based counseling and education. We must not forget that sometimes "any improvement" can be a good outcome for a patient who is in pain.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1526-3231
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
- Publication Type :
- Editorial & Opinion
- Accession number :
- 38219126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2023.07.026