Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is one of the significant reasons for hip pain, loss of ROM at hip joint and developing early osteoarthritis at young active adults. FAI is not a new term and it is treated successfully with open surgical techniques. Some disadvantages of open surgical tecniques has lead orthopedists to develop arthroscopic tecniques. At this study, we aimed to assess the effectiveness of arthroscopy at the treatment of FAI. We included 25 patients (19 male, 6 female) and evaluated retrospectively which has gone under arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of FAÄ° at Gulhane Military Medicine Academy, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Ankara Koru Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology between January 2009 and May 2012. We have evaluated modified Harris Hip Score and Visual Analogue Score (VAS) preoperatively and postoperatively at all of our patients. Also we have evaluated, hip internal rotation and flexion range of motions clinically. Mean preoperative Harris Hip Score was 68,52 (range 55–76), mean postoperative score was 88,84 (range 72–98). Mean preoperative flexion ROM was 87, 6 (range 80–95) and 108,2 (range 90–120) postoperatively. Also 4,4 (range 0–5) degrees of mean preoperative internal rotation ROM increased to 19,80 range (10–30) degrees postoperatively. Mean preoperative alpha angle was 76,76 (range 60–90) and it was decreased to 41,76 (range 34–48) postoperatively. Mean preoperative visual analog score were decreased from 8, 63 to 2,8 postoperatively. We had to perform o second look arthroscopy to a patient because of inadequate resection. Also femoral neck stres fracture occured at a patient probably due to early weight bearing. Transient sciatic nevre neuropraxy occured at a 3 patients and, transient ankle pain (approximately 6 weeks) had occured at 2 patients due to traction. Loss of sensation has occured at a patient due to lateral femoral cutaneus nevre injury during portal placement. With these results, we assessed that arthroscopic treatment of the FAI syndrome is succesfull with minor complications comperable to open procedures.
