ABSTRACT

This study aimed to evaluate the functional outcomes of arthroscopic debridement of labral tears retrospectively.

Between April 2001 and September 2006, 17 patients who underwent arthroscopic debridement were analyzed. Functional outcomes of the patients were assessed using modified Harris hip score (MHHS). Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests were used to evaluate the data. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Patients with DDH and chondral damage in both compartments may benefit less than the patients with unicompartmental chondral damage from arthroscopic debridement.

In total, 70.5% of the patients had developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) at the time. Cartilage damage was detected in 88% of the patients, and both acetabular and femoral compartments were involved in 35% of them. Postoperative MHHS increased in all patients after hip arthroscopy. However, in patients with DDH, MHHS was significantly lower than that in non-DDH patients (p<0.05). Labral tears often found to be associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).