Efficacy of adding a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A randomised controlled trial (FAIR)

KL Bennell; L Spiers; A Takla; J O'Donnell; J Kasza; DJ Hunter; RS Hinman

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Efficacy of adding a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A randomised controlled trial (FAIR)

KL Bennell, L Spiers, A Takla, J O'Donnell, J Kasza, DJ Hunter, RS Hinman

BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014658

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Abstract

Objectives Although several rehabilitation programmes following hip arthroscopy for femoracetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome have been described, there are no clinical trials evaluating whether formal physiotherapy-prescribed rehabilitation improves recovery compared with self-directed rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adding a physiotherapist-prescribed rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic surgery for FAI syndrome. Design Randomised controlled trial. Methods People aged ≥16 years with FAI syndrome scheduled for hip arthroscopy were recruited and randomly allocated to physiotherapy (PT) or control. The PT group received seven PT sessions (one p..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This trial was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (program grant #631717), St Vincent's Private Hospital Fitzroy Campus and the Australian Hip Arthroscopy Education and Research Foundation. Kim Bennell (#1058440) and David Hunter (#1079777) are supported by NHMRC Fellowships, and Rana Hinman is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100175).