title: Consistency of reported outcomes after arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the consistency of the reporting of clinical and radiographic outcomes after arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two databases (Medline and EMBASE) were screened for clinical studies involving the arthroscopic management of FAI. A full-text review of eligible studies was conducted, and the references were searched. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to the searched studies, and a quality assessment was completed for included studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified 29 eligible studies involving 2,816 patients. There was a lack of consensus with regard to reported outcomes (clinical and radiographic) after arthroscopic treatment of FAI. Clinical outcomes reported include the Harris Hip Score (45%) and the Non-Arthritic Hip Scale (28%), range of motion (34%), pain scores (24%), and patient satisfaction (28%). The most commonly reported radiographic outcomes included the alpha angle (38%), head-neck offset (14%), and degenerative changes (21%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is significant variation in reported clinical and radiographic outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of FAI. This study highlights the need for consistent outcome reporting after arthroscopic FAI surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Level IV, systematic review of Level II, III, and IV studies.
authors: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Bandar M
authors: BM
authors: Hetaimish
authors: Moin
authors: M
authors: Khan
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Crouch
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Simunovic
authors: Asheesh
authors: A
authors: Bedi
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Mohtadi
authors: Mohit
authors: M
authors: Bhandari
authors: Olufemi R
authors: OR
authors: Ayeni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D057925:Femoracetabular Impingement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome