PMID- 30915378 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220408 IS - 2325-9671 (Print) IS - 2325-9671 (Electronic) IS - 2325-9671 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Mar TI - Do Female Athletes Return to Sports After Hip Preservation Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome?: A Comparative Analysis. PG - 2325967119831758 LID - 10.1177/2325967119831758 [doi] LID - 2325967119831758 AB - BACKGROUND: Female patients undergoing surgery for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) often experience inferior clinical outcomes and higher failure rates when compared with male patients. The influence of athletic status on hip arthroscopic outcomes in female patients, however, is unclear. PURPOSE: To compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of athletic and nonathletic female patients undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery for FAIS, and to determine the return-to-sports rate in the athlete group. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS: Two-year PROs were assessed in female patients who had undergone hip arthroscopic surgery for FAIS by a single surgeon. Patients who self-identified as athletes were compared with nonathletes. Preoperative and postoperative PRO scores including the Hip Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living (HOS-ADL), Hip Outcome Score-Sport-Specific (HOS-SS), modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS), and visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and satisfaction were analyzed and compared between athletes and nonathletes. Subanalysis was performed based on patient age and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: A total of 330 female patients undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery for FAIS were identified. Of these, 221 patients identified as athletes (mean age, 29.1 +/- 11.1 years; mean BMI, 23.0 +/- 3.5 kg/m(2)) and 109 as nonathletes (mean age, 39.3 +/- 11.4 years; mean BMI, 27.8 +/- 5.8 kg/m(2)). Both groups demonstrated improvements in HOS-ADL, HOS-SS, mHHS, VAS for pain, and VAS for satisfaction scores (P < .001 for all). Athletes had significantly higher postoperative PRO scores compared with nonathletes (P < .001 for all). A 1:1 matched-pair subanalysis of 97 athletes and 97 nonathletes controlling for age and BMI indicated that these relationships held independently of potential demographic confounders (P < .001 for all). The number of patients meeting the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptomatic state (PASS) for the HOS-ADL, HOS-SS, and mHHS was significantly higher in athletes aged 25 years and for athletes versus nonathletes (P < .05 for all). Further, 189 of 194 athletes returned to sports at a mean of 6.0 +/- 3.9 months postoperatively, with 93.7% reporting returning to the same or higher level of competition. CONCLUSION: Among female patients undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery for FAIS, patients considered athletes achieved superior clinical outcomes compared with patients considered nonathletes. In addition, younger female athletes had higher rates of achieving the MCID and PASS for all PRO measures. FAU - Frank, Rachel M AU - Frank RM AD - Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA. FAU - Kunze, Kyle N AU - Kunze KN AD - Section of Young Adult Hip Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Beck, Edward C AU - Beck EC AD - Section of Young Adult Hip Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Neal, William H AU - Neal WH AD - Section of Young Adult Hip Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Bush-Joseph, Charles A AU - Bush-Joseph CA AD - Section of Young Adult Hip Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Nho, Shane J AU - Nho SJ AD - Section of Young Adult Hip Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190319 PL - United States TA - Orthop J Sports Med JT - Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine JID - 101620522 PMC - PMC6429664 OTO - NOTNLM OT - female athlete OT - femoroacetabular impingement OT - hip arthroscopic surgery OT - matched cohort OT - return to sports COIS- One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: C.A.B.-J. has received educational support from Medwest and has stock or stock options in Cresco Labs. S.J.N. has received research support from AlloSource, Arthrex, Athletico, DJ Orthopedics, Linvatec, MioMed, Smith & Nephew, and Stryker; has received educational support from Elite Orthopaedics; is a paid consultant for Ossur, Pivot Medical, and Stryker; and receives royalties from Springer and Stryker. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto. EDAT- 2019/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/28 06:01 PMCR- 2019/03/19 CRDT- 2019/03/28 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_2325967119831758 [pii] AID - 10.1177/2325967119831758 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Mar 19;7(3):2325967119831758. doi: 10.1177/2325967119831758. eCollection 2019 Mar.