Trends in Hip Arthroscopy

• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.01886
• Publication Date: 2012-02-15T19:58:15Z
• Authors: Alexis Chiang Colvin; John Harrast; Christopher Harner
• Keywords: Hip Arthroscopy; Femoroacetabular Impingement; Sports medicine

Recent advances in diagnosis and instrumentation have facilitated the arthroscopic treatment of hip pathology. However, little has been reported on trends utilization arthroscopy. The purpose this study was to examine changes use arthroscopy as reflected American Board Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) database. We also surveyed directors both sports joint reconstruction fellowships determine attitudes toward training.The number cases ABOS database during 1999 through 2009 determined. A survey devised type training that currently being offered at fellowship level.The procedures performed by candidates increased significantly from 0.02 per candidate 0.36 (p < 0.0001). From 2003 2009, a greater percentage with (10.4%) than without such (2.9%) During same time period, Northeast Northwest most total Nearly half included component 2010 had added it within past three years. Fellows fewer twenty year majority programs.The taking Part II examination eighteenfold between 2009. This increase is likely result several factors, including an programs offering