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1: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1999 Jul;81(4):600-3.Click here to read Links
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J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Mar;82(2):306.

Is diagnostic arthroscopy of the hip worthwhile? A prospective review of 328 adults investigated for hip pain.

Baber YF, Robinson AH, Villar RN.

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK.

We describe a prospective study of 328 patients undergoing arthroscopy of the hip. Arthrography, CT or MRI was performed when clinically indicated. A preoperative diagnosis was reached in 174 patients (53%), while the remaining 154 were diagnosed as having 'idiopathic hip pain'. In seven patients, access to the hip was inadequate. Arthroscopy altered the diagnosis in 176 hips (53%). The new primary diagnoses were osteoarthritis (75 patients), osteochondral defects (34), torn labra (23), synovitis (11) and loose bodies (9). In 172 hips (52%) an operative procedure was undertaken. In the remaining 84 patients (26%), arthroscopy neither changed the diagnosis nor provided surgical treatment. Arthroscopy of the hip is considered to be of value in assessing and treating the adult patient with pain in the hip of uncertain cause.

PMID: 10463728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]