Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement: multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare arthroscopic hip surgery with physiotherapy and activity modification for improving patient reported outcome measures in patients with symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Design

Two group parallel, assessor blinded, pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Secondary and tertiary care centres across seven NHS England sites.

Participants

222 participants aged 18 to 60 years with symptomatic FAI confirmed clinically and with imaging (radiography or magnetic resonance imaging) were randomised (1:1) to receive arthroscopic hip surgery (n=112) or a programme of physiotherapy and activity modification (n=110). Exclusion criteria included previous surgery, completion of a physiotherapy programme targeting FAI within the preceding

SUBMITTER: Palmer AJR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6365841 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature