TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of Gait and Functional Outcomes Between Open and Arthroscopic Treatment of Adolescent and Young Adult Femoroacetabular Impingement
AU - Morris, William Z.
AU - Loewen, Alex
AU - Ulman, Sophia
AU - Johnson, Ben
AU - Sucato, Daniel J.
AU - Podeszwa, David A.
AU - Ellis, Henry B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Background: Management of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) through an arthroscopic or surgical hip dislocation (SHD) approach has been shown to have similar clinical success and patient-reported outcomes. However, there are limited data comparing functional outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare gait and functional outcomes of adolescent/young adult patients with FAI treated by either an arthroscopic or open SHD approach. Methods: We identified prospectively enrolled adolescent/young adult patients (= 20 years old) who underwent surgical treatment for FAI through an SHD or arthroscopic approach. Participants were evaluated in a movement science lab preoperatively and postoperatively (minimum 8 months postoperatively) with barefoot walking and a 30-second single-limb balance trial on the affected side. Participants also completed the Harris Hip Score at the same timepoints. Differences from preoperative to postoperative were determined using a paired-samples t test for each surgical technique, and differences between the SHD and arthroscopic groups were determined using an independent samples t test (a=0.05). Results: Fifty-five participants (42F, 16.2 ±1.4 y) were tested and grouped by surgical intervention. The SHD and arthroscopy groups consisted of 28 and 27 participants, respectively, with no significant difference between the SHD and arthroscopic cohorts in age (16.4± 1.2 vs. 15.9 ± 1.5 y, respectively, P=0.218) or sex distribution (78.6% vs. 74.1% females, respectively, P=0.75). Each group demonstrated significant postoperative improvement in Harris Hip Score (SHD: 64.8 ±16.4 to 81.8± 17.8; arthroscopy: 57.0± 16.7 to 84.7 ±19.7; preoperatively to postoperatively, respectively, both P< 0.001). During gait, increased maximum hip flexion was observed following surgical intervention for the SHD group (32.3 ±5.7 vs. 36.1± 5.2, P=0.003). No other clinically significant changes were detected in the SHD or arthroscopic groups preoperatively to postoperatively in trunk, pelvis, or hip kinematics in the coronal plane. During the balance task, neither cohort demonstrated markers of clinically significant abductor dysfunction. However, post operatively, the arthroscopy group was able to balance longer than the SHD group (18.8 ±7.8 vs. 14.2± 2.7 s, respectively, P=0.008), although no differences were detected in trunk or pelvis position in the coronal plane during balance. Conclusions: Both open SHD and arthroscopic treatment of FAI resulted in improved clinical outcomes with no clinically significant abductor dysfunction 1 year post operatively. However, further study is needed to determine whether more dynamic tasks can potentially elicit subtle differences between the groups. Levels of Evidence: Level II-prospective study.
AB - Background: Management of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) through an arthroscopic or surgical hip dislocation (SHD) approach has been shown to have similar clinical success and patient-reported outcomes. However, there are limited data comparing functional outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare gait and functional outcomes of adolescent/young adult patients with FAI treated by either an arthroscopic or open SHD approach. Methods: We identified prospectively enrolled adolescent/young adult patients (= 20 years old) who underwent surgical treatment for FAI through an SHD or arthroscopic approach. Participants were evaluated in a movement science lab preoperatively and postoperatively (minimum 8 months postoperatively) with barefoot walking and a 30-second single-limb balance trial on the affected side. Participants also completed the Harris Hip Score at the same timepoints. Differences from preoperative to postoperative were determined using a paired-samples t test for each surgical technique, and differences between the SHD and arthroscopic groups were determined using an independent samples t test (a=0.05). Results: Fifty-five participants (42F, 16.2 ±1.4 y) were tested and grouped by surgical intervention. The SHD and arthroscopy groups consisted of 28 and 27 participants, respectively, with no significant difference between the SHD and arthroscopic cohorts in age (16.4± 1.2 vs. 15.9 ± 1.5 y, respectively, P=0.218) or sex distribution (78.6% vs. 74.1% females, respectively, P=0.75). Each group demonstrated significant postoperative improvement in Harris Hip Score (SHD: 64.8 ±16.4 to 81.8± 17.8; arthroscopy: 57.0± 16.7 to 84.7 ±19.7; preoperatively to postoperatively, respectively, both P< 0.001). During gait, increased maximum hip flexion was observed following surgical intervention for the SHD group (32.3 ±5.7 vs. 36.1± 5.2, P=0.003). No other clinically significant changes were detected in the SHD or arthroscopic groups preoperatively to postoperatively in trunk, pelvis, or hip kinematics in the coronal plane. During the balance task, neither cohort demonstrated markers of clinically significant abductor dysfunction. However, post operatively, the arthroscopy group was able to balance longer than the SHD group (18.8 ±7.8 vs. 14.2± 2.7 s, respectively, P=0.008), although no differences were detected in trunk or pelvis position in the coronal plane during balance. Conclusions: Both open SHD and arthroscopic treatment of FAI resulted in improved clinical outcomes with no clinically significant abductor dysfunction 1 year post operatively. However, further study is needed to determine whether more dynamic tasks can potentially elicit subtle differences between the groups. Levels of Evidence: Level II-prospective study.
KW - FAI
KW - abductor weakness
KW - femoroacetabular impingement
KW - gait analysis
KW - hip arthroscopy
KW - surgical hip dislocation
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U2 - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002532
DO - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002532
M3 - Article
C2 - 37791636
AN - SCOPUS:85179896016
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 44
SP - 22
EP - 27
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 1
ER -