Spine Pathology May Improve or Worsen Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy Patient Evaluation and Indicati...

Compared with total hip arthroplasty, hip arthroscopy is a relatively new procedure, and as such, hip-spine syndrome in young adults is an emerging topic of research. In the past decade, our understanding of spinopelvic alignment has improved the stability and survivorship of hip replacements in patients with prior lumbar fusions. Obviously, the hip affects the spine and the spine affects the hip. In terms of hip arthroscopy, just as older patients and patients with cartilage damage have inferior outcomes, patients with spine pathology are at risk for postoperative worsening spinal symptoms, including sciatica