Editorial Commentary: Can We Achieve Personalized Risk Assessment in Hip Arthroscopy?

Abstract

Gender, age, obesity, osteoarthritis, absence of labral repair, and index procedure performed by a lower volume surgeon were identified as risk factors for reoperation in a statewide study of hip arthroscopy. Although this analysis is helpful for benchmarking expectations for outcome in hip arthroscopy, unaccounted patient variables in the database could significantly complicate and confound the point of care application of the findings.