Evaluation of the thickness of the proximal femoral canal in patients living at altitude.

Objective: Our goal is to confirm the hypothesis that people who were born and raised on cities at altitude have a smaller proximal femoral canal.

Methods: Prospective study with 169 participants, divided into two groups. Group A: 99 patients who were born and raised at altitude and group B: 70 patients who were born and raised at low altitude.

Do complications in hip arthroscopy change with experience?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the type and incidence of complications during the development of hip arthroscopic techniques.

Methods: A retrospective series of 194 files of patients treated with hip arthroscopy in a tertiary hospital from December 1999 to March 2008 was reviewed for complications. The incidence of complications was recorded consecutively for each group of 30 patients and in intervals of 2 years.