Emphasizing the Importance of Naproxen Prophylaxis May Decrease the Rate of Heterotopic Ossification After Hip Arthroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients prescribed prophylactic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), both before and after the introduction of a standardized education protocol.

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted using a database of hip arthroscopy patients treated by a single surgeon at an academic hospital from 2015 to 2023. The inclusion criteria were (1) primary hip arthroscopy for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement, (2) completion of a 2-week course of prophylactic postoperative NSAIDs (500 mg of naproxen twice daily), and (3) availability of follow-up radiographs at the 6-month postoperative visit. The control cohort was merely prescribed the postoperative prophylactic NSAIDs, whereas the interven

SUBMITTER: Khalil AZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480793 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature