Hip Arthroscopy Complications Are Rare, but There Is Room for Improvement.

Abstract

Complications are agonizing and leave feelings of inadequacy, insufficiency, or ineptitude. For these and other reasons, complications are not frequently reported in the literature. But reporting of complications is not only cathartic, it can be illuminating. Once out in the daylight, complications can be categorized, quantified, parsed, analyzed, and dissected with the scientific method to yield insight to enable us to prevent complications that we can avoid. Technical innovations have demonstrated ability to solve current problems. Standardizing the reporting of complications allows comparability between centers. Better data lead to better analysis and may decrease the complication rate. Recent investigations published in Arthroscopy and elsewhere have improved our understanding of hip arthroscopy complications, making the procedure safer, more effective, and of higher value.