Purpose
The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the existing literature surrounding
hip arthroscopy in the adolescent athlete population to determine patient-reported
outcomes, return to sport rates, complications, and reoperations associated with this
intervention.
Methods
A systematic literature review was performed using PubMed (MEDLINE), Cochrane Library,
and Embase according to PRISMA guidelines. Studies were included if they were published
in English with greater than 2 participants, contained patients aged 10-19 years old
or classified as “high school athletes” or “middle school athletes,” and reported
postoperative patient-reported outcomes and return to sport. Patient-reported outcomes
(PROs) and their associated P values were recorded. Finally, return-to-sport outcomes and sports played were also
extracted from the included studies. Weighted kappa was used to assess inter-reviewer
agreement.
Results
Eleven studies included in the final analysis, resulting in 344 patients and 408 hips
were analyzed by this review. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were reported in all
studies. The modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS) was used in all but 1 study. Six of
the 11 studies reported a 100% return-to-sport rate, for a total of 98/98 athletes
returning to sport. Fabricant et al. did note that a majority of athletes who returned
to sport were able to do so at a subjective “nearly normal” level. Only 4 of the studies
reported complications, with the majority being transient neuropraxias.
Conclusions
Adolescent athletes who undergo hip arthroscopy demonstrate favorable postoperative
patient-reported outcome scores, high rates of return to sport, and an overall low
complication rate. The heterogeneity in both surgical methodology and outcome measures
used for evaluation and treatment leads to continued ambiguity with regard to the
optimal method for managing adolescent athletes with hip pathology.
Level of Evidence
V, systematic review of Level II-V studies
Key Words
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Publication history
Published online: March 01, 2022
Accepted:
February 16,
2022
Received:
September 16,
2021
Footnotes
The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: K.C. reports grants and personal fees from Arthrex, Johnson & Johnson, Mitek, and Smith & Nephew and grants from the Food and Drug Administration, outside the submitted work. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
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