2024 AANA/ISAKOS Specialty Day All-Access Pass-Debate Speaker #2: Arthroplasty is the Way to Go

Debate Speaker #2: Arthroplasty is the Way to Go

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In this debate, Femi emphasizes evidence-based medicine and excellence in practice, highlighting studies showing significant negative outcomes after hip arthroscopy in patients with advanced cartilage damage (tonus grade one or higher). He points to systematic reviews revealing that hip arthroplasty yields a high survivorship rate (~96%) with reduced complications, even following previous arthroscopy. Femi urges avoiding cognitive dissonance by embracing evidence and excellence, ultimately recommending hip arthroplasty over arthroscopy for cases with advanced cartilage damage to achieve better patient outcomes.

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Olufemi R. Ayeni, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.

Keywords

evidence-based medicine

hip arthroscopy

advanced cartilage damage

hip arthroplasty

patient outcomes