March 01, 2012
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Edward F. Di Carlo, MD
Struan H. Coleman, MD, MPH
Steven R. Goldring, MD
Stephen Lyman, MD
Hollis G. Potter, MD
Anil S. Ranawat, MD
Ernest L. Sink, MD
This study will establish a tissue registry using tissues that would otherwise be discarded at the time of surgery (synovial fluid and joint tissues, including cartilage, bone, synovium, and labrum). The purpose of the registry is to investigate the role of synovial inflammation in pre-operative symptoms and post-operative outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for femoro-acetabular impingement and/or acetabular labral pathology.
An estimated 100 subjects per year will be enrolled into this registry. The primary outcome will be the Hip Outcomes Score and secondary outcomes will include the Modified Harris Hip Score and the ihot33. These will be measured at 6 months and 2, 5 and 10 years after surgery as part of the existing Hip Preservation Registry (IRB #10036). Correlating these outcomes to the synovial pathology will allow us to investigate the role of synovial inflammation on post-surgical outcomes.
Inclusion
• Age 16-45
• Arthroscopic/surgical evidence of impingement and/or labral pathology without or with
synovial fluid effusion, inflamed synovium, and cartilage damage.
Exclusion
• History of tumor
• Reciprocal focal Grade 4 cartilage wear
• Infection in the index joint
• Advanced arthritis