EP3.34 Pain Flares After Hip Arthroscopy Do Not Impair One-Year Functional Outcomes

Clicks: 12
ID: 331135
2026
Free PDF
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score — reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal
Steady

Ranked #130 of 444 articles by views in Journal of hip preservation surgery

Most read Least read

Bar heights use a square-root scale. Only the 120 most-read articles are drawn; the journal has 444 in total.

Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet minted

Create a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.

5 SUSD one-off · no wallet required
Sign in to mint
Abstract
Abstract Introduction Adhesions are a common source of postoperative pain following hip arthroscopy. When adhesions are disrupted, the resulting inflammation can create a hostile environment that may exacerbate pain and promote kinesiophobia, even if the repair itself remains intact. Such pain flares could transiently slow the recovery process and delay return to full activity. Understanding the short-term impact of postoperative pain flares may help optimize rehabilitation strategies and protect the healing joint. Objectives To evaluate the relationship between postoperative pain flares and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after hip arthroscopy, and to determine whether pain flares affect short-term recovery or achievement of clinically meaningful improvement. Methods Patients were included in the study if they had completed patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at enrollment and at 12 months, and if they had responded “yes” or “no” to survey questions about experiencing a pain flare, defined as a period of hip pain lasting more than 72 hours, at 3 months and 6 months. Patients were categorized into the pain flare group if they reported a flare in between either time point, and into the no flare group if they reported no flares at both time points. The two groups were then propensity matched based on age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and Tönnis grade. Differences in PROM scores were analyzed using t tests, and achievement of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) was assessed using chi-square tests as appropriate. Results Of the 143 participants eligible for this study, 113 reported no pain flares and 30 reported a pain flare prior to 12 months postoperatively. 30 patients who reported pain flares were matched to 30 patients who reported no pain flares. Of these two cohorts, no significant differences were reported in PROMs at baseline. There were no significant differences in PROMs at 12 months as well. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in achieving MCID and PASS for the majority of PROMs at one year for both cohorts. Discussion In this matched analysis, patients who experienced postoperative pain flares demonstrated similar functional outcomes to those who did not. No significant differences were observed in PROMs at baseline or at 12 months, and both groups achieved comparable rates of MCID and PASS. These findings suggest that while pain flares may occur during early recovery after hip arthroscopy, they do not appear to adversely affect short term outcomes.
Reference Key
openalex_W7220403610 Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
Authors Rachel Poutre, Jackson G. Woodrow, Rishi P. Earla, Brandon Allen, Jeffrey S. Mun, Steven Gillinov, Bilal S. Siddiq, Adarsh Aratikatla, Aidan Crawford, Scott David Martin
Are you one of these authors? Claim your profile
Journal Journal of hip preservation surgery
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/jhps/hnag043.319
URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnag043.319
Keywords Keywords not found

Citations

No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.