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Arthroscopic Femoroplasty in the Management of Cam-type Femoroacetabular Impingement

  • Symposium: Femoroacetabular Impingement: Current Status of Diagnosis and Treatment
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Abstract

Cam-type femoroacetabular impingement is a recognized cause of intraarticular pathology and secondary osteoarthritis in young adults. Arthroscopy is reportedly useful to treat selected hip abnormalities and has been proposed as a method of correcting underlying impingement. We report the outcomes of arthroscopic management of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement. We prospectively assessed all 200 patients (207 hips) who underwent arthroscopic correction of cam impingement from December 2003 to October 2007, using a modified Harris hip score. The minimum followup was 12 months (mean, 16 months; range, 12–24 months); no patients were lost to followup. The average age was 33 years with 138 men and 62 women. One hundred and fifty-eight patients (163 hips) underwent correction of cam impingement (femoroplasty) alone while 42 patients (44 hips) underwent concomitant correction of pincer impingement. The average increase in Harris hip score was 20 points; 0.5% converted to THA. We had a 1.5% complication rate. The short-term outcomes of arthroscopic treatment of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement are comparable to published reports for open methods with the advantage of a less invasive approach.

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We thank Sharon Simmons for her input and diligence in the preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Nashville Sports Medicine Foundation, 2011 Church Street, Suite 100, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA

    J. W. Thomas Byrd MD & Kay S. Jones MSN, RN

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One of the authors (JWTB) is a consultant for Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Andover, MA, and has received funding for this study from Smith & Nephew Endoscopy.

Each author certifies that his or her institution has approved or waived approval for the human protocol for this investigation and that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research.

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Byrd, J.W.T., Jones, K.S. Arthroscopic Femoroplasty in the Management of Cam-type Femoroacetabular Impingement. Clin Orthop Relat Res 467, 739–746 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0659-8

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