Return to Long-Distance Running After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arthroscopic hip surgery for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) has high rates of return to sport; however, patient return to long-distance running is unclear.

Hypotheses

(1) Long-distance runners undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery for FAIS are a distinctive subgroup in terms of demographics, hip injury characteristics, and running metrics. (2) Most patients will return to general running but a lower proportion return to long-distance running after arthroscopic hip surgery.

Study design

Case series.

Level of evidence

Level 4.

Methods

An institutional hip preservation registry was reviewed retrospectively for long-distance runners (half marathons, marathons) who underwent primary hip arthroscopies for FAIS between March 2008 and Janu

SUBMITTER: Marom N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12125011 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature