Abstract
We present our data on a cohort of 25 patients who had an arthroscopy of their hip between the ages of 12 and 17 out of over 1100 hip arthroscopies performed.
All patients presented with pain and marked restriction of activities. Either a CT (before MRI was available) or MRI scan was done pre-operatively. 10 patients presented with a history of either Perthes disease, DDH or a defined injury causing their symptoms. In the remaining the onset of symptoms was spontaneous. The intra-operative diagnosis varied: normal (6), labral tear (6), loose bodies (2), debris and/or chondromalacia (8), synovitis (2) and damaged ligamentum teres (1). None of the patients developed a complication. The pre-operative Harris Hip Score ranged from 0 to 40 (mean 21) for pain and 0 to 47 (mean 35) for function. The follow-up ranged from 6 weeks to 9years (mean 3 years). Harris Hip Score at latest follow-up ranged from 10 to 44 (mean 33) for pain and from 31 to 47 (mean 43) for function.
Conclusion: Hip arthroscopy is a very useful tool as part of the investigation and treatment of hip problems in carefully selected children and adolescents.
Theses abstracts were prepared by Professor Roger Lemaire. Correspondence should be addressed to EFORT Central Office, Freihofstrasse 22, CH-8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland.
