Correlation of Atraumatic Pain with Acetabular Chondromalacia in Athletes

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the relationship of atraumatic, prearthritic hip pain to the severity of acetabular chondromalacia (CSI) documented at the time of hip arthroscopy in a group of athletes. Our hypothesis is that hip pain duration is positively correlated with acetabular cartilage damage. Forty-six consecutive patients with atraumatic, prearthritic hip pain underwent hip arthroscopy. The severity of chondral damage was compared to duration of symptoms, age, and Wiberg's lateral center edge angle. For the cohort of male patients, the Pearson's correlation coefficient was r = 0.43 for age (p = 0.049), r = 0.85 for pain duration (p < 0.001), and r = 0.13 for Wiberg angle (p = 0.573). These findings in the athletic, male cohort supports a positive correlation between duration of hip pain symptoms and degree of acetabular chondromalacia.Holst DC, Stubbs AJ, Mason PR, Anx A, Perry B, Howse EA. Correlation of Atraumatic Pain with Acetabular Chondromalacia in Athletes. The Duke Orthop J 2015;5(1):25-27.