Symptom duration predicts inferior mid-term outcomes following hip arthroscopy.

Dominic S CarreiraDaniel B ShawAndrew B WolffJohn J ChristoforettiJohn P SalvoBenjamin R KivlanDean K Matsuda

Published in: International orthopaedics (2022)

When controlling for differences in baseline demographic factors and pre-operative iHOT-12 scores, patients with chronic pain report poorer functional outcomes at mid-term follow-up. These results suggest that chronic pain predicts inferior outcomes from primary hip arthroscopy and that surgical intervention at earlier time points may be beneficial in achieving better outcomes.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
total hip arthroplasty
pain management
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss