Hood, Hunter

Background: Long-term outcomes of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery, particularly survivorship, are critical to guide treatment decision-making and patient counseling, yet only a limited number of studies have reported mid- to long-term survivorship. The purpose of this study was to report survivorship rates at a mean 10-year follow-up in a large, multicenter FAI surgery cohort and to identify clinical predictors of survivorship. Methods: A prospective, multicenter cohort study assessed patients treated for FAI with hip arthroscopy or surgical dislocation from 2008 to 2012. At a minimum of 8 years, 362 hips (80.1%) had follow-up that permitted assessment of total hip arthroplasty (THA)-free survivorship. A Cox proportional-hazards model was developed to identify risk factors for THA. Results: tThe cohort included 362 hips with a mean patient age of 32.1 years; 53% were in females, and 95.6% were in Caucasian patients. The THA-free survivorship of the cohort was 90.6% at a mean of 10.4 ± 1.6 years postoperatively. Risk factors for THA were older age at surgery (p = 0.01), male sex (p = 0.02), body mass index of ≥30 kg/m 2 (p = 0.009), and femoral head chondromalacia (p < 0.001). Conclusions: This study demonstrates that FAI surgery yielded durable 10-year THA-free survivorship of 90.6%. Older age at surgery, obesity, male sex, and femoral head chondromalacia were key predictors of conversion to THA. Level of Evidence: Therapeutic Level II . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Abstract Background: Long-term outcomes of FAI surgery are critical to understand it’s hip preserving ability, yet few studies have reported mid to long-term survivorship following FAI surgery. The purpose of this study was to report rates of treatment failure after first-generation FAI surgery at an average 10- year follow-up. Methods: A prospective, multicenter cohort study assessed patients treated for FAI with hip arthroscopy or surgical dislocation by seven surgeons at four institutions from 2008 to 2012. Inclusion criteria included primary surgery and diagnosis of isolated cam or combined cam/pincer type FAI. At an average 10-year follow-up, 362/452 eligible hips (80.1%) achieved follow-up. Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify predictors of conversion to total hip arthroplasty (THA). Results: Three hundred and sixty two hips were evaluated at a mean of 10.0 ± 2.3 years follow-up. At time of final follow-up, 34 hips (9.2%) had undergone conversion to THA at a mean of 5.2 ± 3.1 years post-operatively. An additional 18 patients (4.9%) underwent non-arthroplasty revision preservation surgery at a mean of 2.0 ± 1.5 years post-operatively. The Kaplan Meier survivorship rates after 5 and 10 years of surgery were 94.9% and 95.2% for conversion to THA and 91 % and 95.2% for revision hip preservation. Older age (HR:1.06, CI: 1.01-1.10; p=0.009), BMI≥30 (HR:4.14, CI:1.52-11.24, p=0.005), male sex (HR:3.23, CI: 1.18-9.09, p=0.02), and lower baseline mHHS (HR:1.03, CI: 1.01-1.04, p=0.01) were significant predictors of conversion to THA. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that FAI surgery yields durable outcomes with the majority of patients (85.9%) not requiring revision surgery or conversion to total hip arthroplasty at an average 10 years. Age 30 years, male sex, and obesity were significantly associated with the risk of THA conversion.