Nonoperative Management of Labral Tears of the Hip in Adolescent Athletes: Description of Sports Participation, Interventions, Comorbidity, and Outcomes
Context:
Hip injury among young athletes is increasing, especially hip labral tears. Some tears may require surgical intervention, especially if they are associated with boney pathology such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). A protocol for nonoperative treatment of the hip labral tears is not well established.
Objective:
To identify current nonoperative treatment options, comorbidities, sports participation, and outcomes of adolescent athletes who were diagnosed with hip labral tears.
Study Design:
Retrospective chart review.
Setting:
A regional tertiary level medical and academic institution.
Participants:
Physically active 8- to 20-year-old males and females who were diagnosed with hip labral tears in 2010 to 2013.
Main Outcome Measures:
Nonoperative treatment interventions including physical therapy (PT), intraarticular injection (IAI), the type of sports participation, and comorbidity were extracted.
Statistical Analysis:
Descriptive statistics and χ2 tests were used with a priori alpha level
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research