Why the study?
Does hip arthroscopy improve short-term clinical outcomes compared to physical therapy in patients with femoroacetabular impingement?
Does hip arthroscopy improve short-term clinical outcomes compared to physical therapy in patients with femoroacetabular impingement?
In patients with femoroacetabular impingement, hip arthroscopy yields superior short-term outcomes compared to physical therapy, though initial physical therapy does not compromise subsequent surgical outcomes.
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In patients with FAI, the combined results of 3 RCTs demonstrated superior short-term outcomes for surgery versus PT. However, PT did result in improved outcomes and did not appear to compromise the surgical outcomes of patients for whom therapy failed and who progressed to surgery.
Supports hip arthroscopy as initial approach in femoroacetabular impingement; pools 3 RCTs to strengthen Level 1 evidence.
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Schwabe et al. (2020) studied this question.
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