Utilization of Physical Therapy Prior to Consultation for Hip Preservation Surgery.

Background: Comprehensive conservative care prior to arthroscopic hip surgery is recommended, but not all patients pursue a course of physical therapy (PT) prior to consulting a hip surgeon. The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence and type of PT administered to patients with hip pain prior to consulting a hip surgeon.

Methods: We conducted a single-center, questionnaire-driven study at a young adult hip preservation clinic that exclusively treats patients with hip pain.

Changes in Muscle Volume and Composition After Treatment of Hip Dysplasia with Periacetabular Osteotomy.

Background: Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a common treatment for pre-arthritic hip dysplasia in young adults. The purpose of this study was to better understand changes in muscle volume and composition after PAO visualized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: A prospectively collected series of individuals that underwent PAO for hip dysplasia were reviewed to identify subjects with pre- and postoperative MRI.

Physical Performance Tests Correlate With Patient-reported Outcomes After Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Individuals with hip dysplasia report significant functional disability that improves with periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). Four physical performance measures (PPMs) have been recently validated for use with nonarthritic hip conditions; however, their ability to detect functional improvement and correlate with improvements in popular hip-specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments after PAO is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the responsiveness of four PPMs up to 1 year after PAO, compare PPMs with established PRO measures at these time points, and report the acceptability and utility of PPMs for assessing outcomes after PAO.