Is Microfracture Necessary? Acetabular Chondrolabral Debridement/Abrasion Demonstrates Similar Outcomes and Survival to Microfracture in Hip Arthroscopy: A Multicenter Analysis

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 47; no. 7; p. 1670
• Main Authors: Hevesi, Mario, Bernard, Christopher, Hartigan, David E, Levy, Bruce A, Domb, Benjamin G, Krych, Aaron J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Acetabulum - surgery; Adult; Arthroscopy - methods; Cohort Studies; Debridement - methods; Female; Fractures, Stress - surgery; Hip Joint - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Treatment Outcome; Visual Analog Scale; Young Adult; microfracture; chondroplasty; HOS-SSS; mHHS; MCID; VAS; debridement; labral repair; hip arthroscopy; abrasion; midterm

Hip arthroscopy is becoming more advanced and commonly performed. However, significant controversy exists regarding whether high-grade acetabular cartilage lesions should be treated with debridement/abrasion or microfracture. In addition, patients treated with microfracture are subject to extended p...