Does Obesity Affect Outcomes in Hip Arthroscopy? A Matched-Pair Controlled Study With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up (original) (raw)

2015, The American journal of sports medicine

Hip arthroscopy has gained popularity over the past decade, and its indications have broadened as newer techniques have been developed. However, there has been a paucity of literature evaluating the outcomes of hip arthroscopy in obese patients. To compare 2-year clinical outcomes of obese patients undergoing primary hip arthroscopy with matched nonobese controls. Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. From February 2008 to February 2012, data were collected prospectively on all obese patients undergoing primary hip arthroscopy. A matched-pair nonobese control group was selected at a 1:2 ratio. All patients were assessed pre- and postoperatively with 4 patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures: the modified Harris Hip Score, Non-Arthritic Hip Score, Hip Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living, and Hip Outcome Score-Sport Specific Subscale. Pain was estimated on the visual analog scale, and satisfaction was measured on a scale from 0 to 10. Sixty-two hips (62 patients) were included in t...

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