Is the Actual Failure Rate of Hip Arthroscopy Higher Than Most Published Series? An Analysis of a Private Insurance Database.

Conclusion: The hip arthroscopy failure rate of 18% in the present study is alarmingly high, a figure much higher than reported in previously published series. Patient factors associated with conversion to THA included age > 40 years, smoking, and preexisting osteoarthritis. The presence of psychiatric comorbidities, specifically depression and anxiety, was independently associated with revision HA and overall HA failure.Level of Evidence: III. PMID: 32742221 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Iowa orthopaedic journal - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Iowa Orthop J Source Type: research