Researchers analyzed records of patients who were undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoracetabular impingement. Ninety-six patients were included in the study.
According to study results, there was no significant difference in the outcome scores for individuals with greater than 50 percent pain relief compared to patients that had less than 50 percent pain relief on preoperative diagnostic injection.
“Our data indicated that the amount of pain relief from an IA injection is a poor predictor of short-term positive outcomes at our institution,” said lead author, Aaron Krych, MD, of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
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