title: Hip arthroscopy.
abstract: Hip arthroscopy is a safe method for treating a variety of pathological conditions that were unknown until a decade ago. Femoroacetabular impingement is the commonest of these pathological conditions and the one with the best results when treated early on. The instruments and surgical technique for hip arthroscopy continue to evolve. New indications for hip arthroscopy has been studied as the ligamentum teres injuries, capsular repair in instabilities, dissection of the sciatic nerve and repair of gluteal muscles tears (injuries to the hip rotator cuff), although still with debatable reproducibility. The complication rate is low, and ever-better results with fewer complications should be expected with the progression of the learning curve.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Instituto Vita, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Henrique Antônio Berwanger
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: de Amorim Cabrita
authors.affiliation: Instituto Vita, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Christiano Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Castro Trindade
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil ; Instituto Vita, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Henrique Melo
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: de Campos Gurgel
authors.affiliation: Instituto Vita, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Demura
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Instituto Vita, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo da Fonseca
authors.initials: Rda F
authors.lastname: de Souza Marques
keywords: Arthroscopy; Hip/pathology; Hip/surgery