Editorial Commentary: Suboptimal Early Postsurgical Outcomes May Indicate Poor Long-Term Outcomes as a Result.

Abstract

Recent research has shown that hip arthroscopy outcomes at 6 months correlate with long-term outcomes. In theory, a score below a certain "threshold" at 6 months might predict poor long-term outcomes and thus allow intervention to improve the future prognosis of recovery and success. Yet, the trajectory toward a positive-or less than positive-outcome is dependent on multiple factors, and evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures in the early postoperative period may not reliably predict the long-term result.