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Moderators, Mediators, and Prognostic Indicators of Treatment With Hip Arthroscopy or Physical Therapy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Secondary Analyses From the Australian FASHIoN Trial

NJ Murphy, J Eyles, L Spiers, E Davidson, YJ Kim, JM Linklater, O Afacan, KL Bennell, A Burns, LE Diamond, E Dickenson, C Fary, NE Foster, J Fripp, SM Grieve, DR Griffin, G Heller, R Molnar, A Neubert, J O’Donnell Show all

American Journal of Sports Medicine | Published : 2023

Abstract

Background: Although randomized controlled trials comparing hip arthroscopy with physical therapy for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome have emerged, no studies have investigated potential moderators or mediators of change in hip-related quality of life. Purpose: To explore potential moderators, mediators, and prognostic indicators of the effect of hip arthroscopy and physical therapy on change in 33-item international Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-33) score for FAI syndrome. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Overall, 99 participants were recruited from the clinics of orthopaedic surgeons and randomly allocated to treatment with hip arthroscopy or..

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