JOSEPH C. MCCARTHY, MD, on “Combined Hip Arthroscopy and Limited Open Osteochondroplasty for Anterior Femoroacetabular Impingement” by John C. Clohisy, MD, et al.

Abstract

The authors analyze thirty-five patients following arthroscopic and limited open femoral osteoplasty for symptomatic cam femoroacetabular impingement. Although the follow-up was short (less than three years), all patients were followed for at least two years after surgery. The fact that five additional patients were lost to follow-up prior to two years demonstrates the difficulty in locating young, mobile patients following nonprosthetic procedures. Given the importance of a complete data set, this study illustrates the potential benefits of a national registry that makes use of a unique HIPAA-protected patient identifier. The authors enumerated their clinical and radiographic …