title: Arthroscopic capsular repair in the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement.
abstract: The role of capsular repair in the arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement remains poorly defined. Some surgeons rarely repair the capsule, whereas others perform repairs routinely. There is little direct clinical evidence to guide surgeon decision making. When capsular repairs are performed, the procedure requires adequate visualization and careful suture placement either to re-establish the patient's normal capsular volume or to plicate a redundant capsule in a hip with hyperlaxity preoperatively. We present our preferred technique for arthroscopic capsular repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Roxanne M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Engasser
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Krych
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Levy
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