Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy Patients with Concomitant Lumbosacral Spinal Pathology compared to a Matched Control Cohort at Five-Year Follow-Up
Rachel L. Poutre, Jackson G. Woodrow, Brandon J. Allen, Jeffrey S. Mun, Srish S. Chenna, Rishi P. Earla, Stephen M. Gillinov, Bilal S. Siddiq, Kaveh A. Torabian, Scott D. Martin · 2026
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Rachel Poutre and co-authors compared five-year outcomes of hip arthroscopy in patients who also had lower-spine problems against matched patients without them. Hip and spine conditions can amplify each other's symptoms, raising doubts about operating on the hip first. The study matched thirty-eight patients in each group, all treated for hip labral tears, and tracked patient-reported outcome scores plus revision and hip-replacement rates.
The spine group reported worse function at baseline and at every follow-up point out to five years. Yet they improved by similar or larger amounts, and they reached meaningful improvement at similar rates. Revision and replacement rates did not differ between groups. The authors conclude that spine pathology is not an absolute bar to hip arthroscopy. Patients start lower and stay lower in absolute terms, but the gains from surgery are fully preserved.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rachel L. Poutre, Jackson G. Woodrow, Brandon J. Allen, Jeffrey S. Mun, Srish S. Chenna, Rishi P. Earla, Stephen M. Gillinov, Bilal S. Siddiq, Kaveh A. Torabian, Scott D. Martin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |