Symptomatic FAI can be successfully treated with arthroscopy

Symptomatic FAI favorably treated with arthroscopy (Healio)
Symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement developed in adolescents through athletic activities can be treated favorably with arthroscopy, according to data presented here at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting.
“Athletic activities were implicated in the development of symptomatic [femoroacetabular impingement] FAI at a young age. This study reports favorable outcomes of arthroscopic treatment FAI among adolescent athletes,” J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD, said in his presentation. “A high portion were improved, although ...