title: Hip arthroscopy: indications, outcomes, and complications.
abstract: Hip arthroscopy is technically demanding, with a steep learning curve, and requires special distraction tools and operating equipment. Access to the hip joint is difficult because of the resistance to distraction resulting from the large muscular envelope, the strength of the iliofemoral ligament, and the negative intra-articular pressure. This operation should not be done without specific education in its methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Jo-ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D025981:Hip Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome