Editorial Commentary: Do Our Hip Arthroscopy Patients End Up With a Shiny New Hip?
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.01.003.
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Abstract
In a cohort of over 7,000 patients, the rate of conversion to total hip arthroplasty after hip arthroscopy was 12.4%. Increased age, the presence of osteoarthritis, the presence of obesity, and low surgeon volume were all independent risk factors for a higher rate of revision.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroscopy
Anatomy
- hip