Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine differences in age, gender, and the need
for bilateral surgery between high-level athletes grouped by sports with similar mechanical
demands on the hip and recreational athletes undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular
impingement (FAI).
Methods
By use of a hip-preservation center registry, a retrospective review of patients undergoing
hip arthroscopy for FAI between March 2010 and April 2012 was performed. Athletes
were categorized as high level (high school, collegiate, or professional) or recreational.
We performed a subgroup analysis for high-level athletes, looking at differences among
contact, cutting, impingement, overhead/asymmetric, endurance, and flexibility sports.
Results
The study included 288 high-level athletes and 334 recreational athletes. Being a
high-level athlete was associated with a younger age (mean age, 20.2 years v 33.0 years; odds ratio, 0.69; P < .001) and male gender (61.5% v 53.6%; odds ratio, 1.75; P = .03). The percentage of high-level athletes undergoing bilateral surgery was higher
than that of recreational athletes (28.4% v 15.9%); however, this association was found to be confounded by age on multivariate
analysis. The most common sports for high-level athletes were soccer, hockey, and
football. Athletes participating in cutting sports were significantly younger than
athletes participating flexibility, contact, or impingement sports.
Conclusions
When compared with recreational athletes undergoing arthroscopic treatment for FAI,
high-level athletes are more likely to be younger, to be male, and to undergo bilateral
surgery. When high-level athletes are grouped by the mechanical demands placed on
the hip by their sport, athletes participating in cutting sports are more likely to
be younger than those in the other groups.
Level of Evidence
Level IV, case series.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 16,
2013
Received:
May 6,
2013
Footnotes
The authors report the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: A.B. receives support from Smith & Nephew as an education consultant. B.T.K. receives support from Smith & Nephew, Pivot, A3 Surgical.
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