Does Obesity Affect Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy?: A Cohort Analysis

BACKGROUND:Obesity presents a challenging problem in surgical treatment and has led to poorer postoperative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether hip arthroscopy in the obese patient influences postoperative clinical and patient-reported outcome scores. METHODS:From February 20...

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2015-01, Vol.97 (1), p.16-23
Main Authors: Gupta, Asheesh, Redmond, John M, Hammarstedt, Jon E, Lindner, Dror, Stake, Christine E, Domb, Benjamin G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthroscopy
Female
Femoracetabular Impingement - complications
Femoracetabular Impingement - surgery
Hip Joint - surgery
Humans
Male
Obesity - complications
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:BACKGROUND:Obesity presents a challenging problem in surgical treatment and has led to poorer postoperative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether hip arthroscopy in the obese patient influences postoperative clinical and patient-reported outcome scores. METHODS:From February 2008 to February 2012, data were collected prospectively on all patients undergoing primary hip arthroscopy. A total of 680 patients were included. All patients were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively with four patient-reported outcome measures. Pain was estimated on the visual analog scale. The patient satisfaction score was measured. Three groups were stratified by body mass index. The non-obese group, those with a body mass index of
ISSN:0021-9355
1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.N.00625