Editorial Commentary: Great Expectations or "We'll See," Said the Zen Master-Hip Arthroscopy Patient Selection.

Abstract

Successful hip arthroscopy is most dependent on patient selection. Chief among the selection criteria are patient expectations. There are few objective contraindications to hip arthroscopy. Subjective contraindications may take precedence and can be less well defined. Paramount among these subjective considerations are unreasonable expectations. Efforts to quantitate patient expectations can be helpful to surgeons to avoid patient selection traps and unsuccessful outcomes.