Editorial Commentary: Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Yields Long-Term Patient Satisfaction.

Abstract

Long-term outcomes for arthroscopic surgery to treat hip femoroacetabular impingement syndrome show acceptable patient-reported outcomes and durability (even on the basis of the early days of hip arthroscopy without capsular closure or labral reconstruction). Today, with modern hip arthroscopy and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome treatment including capsular closure, labral tear treatment, and refined indications, durability in terms of avoidance of conversion to total hip replacement is also expected. The advances in hip arthroscopy over the past 20 years have been breathtaking. Now, as novel arthroscopic innovations continue to develop, care must be taken to ensure that new procedures are actually improving an already well-developed treatment.