Return to Sport After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Femoroacetabular impingement and degenerative hip osteoarthritis (OA) affect athletes across a wide variety of sports. Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) has emerged as a surgical treatment for active individuals with end-stage hip OA to provide pain relief and allow return to high-impact activities. Return to professional sports after HRA has not been well characterized.

Purpose/hypothesis

The aim of this study was to report on a series of elite athletes in a variety of sports who underwent HRA. We hypothesized that professional and elite-level athletes would be able to return to sports after HRA for end-stage hip OA.

Study design

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods

A retrospective case series was conducted on professional athletes who underw

SUBMITTER: Morse KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8113959 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature