Why the study?
Does suture anchor fixation improve outcomes in patients with hip labrochondral dysfunction presenting with a wave sign?
Does suture anchor fixation improve outcomes in patients with hip labrochondral dysfunction presenting with a wave sign?
Suture anchor fixation is recommended for hip labrochondral dysfunction presenting with a wave sign, which should not be equated with shoulder labral tears.
During hip arthroscopy, when a wave sign is encountered, it is a sign of labrochondral dysfunction, just like a traditional labral tear. Suture anchor fixation to the labrum can eliminate the wave sign and improve patient outcomes. Readers are urged not to equate hip labral pathology with shoulder labral tears, which have different pathomechanics, and subsequently may have different morphological characteristics.
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Derek Ochiai (2021) studied this question.
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