Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association | 2021
Complications of hip endoscopy in the treatment of subgluteal space pathologies.
Abstract
PURPOSE\nTo assess complications of hip endoscopy in patients with subgluteal space (SS) pathologies.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThis was a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with sciatic nerve entrapment (SNE), ischiofemoral impingement (IFI) and rupture of the proximal origin of the hamstring muscles (RHM) who underwent a hip endoscopy from January 2012 to December 2018, after a minimum of 3 months of conservative management without satisfactory results. Complications were documented and graded using the adapted system of Clavien-Dindo. Revision surgeries were classified as treatment failures. Function was evaluated by the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) before and 12 months after the surgical procedure.\n\n\nRESULTS\nA total of 97 hips with SS pathologies were treated with hip endoscopy. This total consisted of 77 hips with SNE, 5 with IFI, 12 with SNE +IFI and 3 hips with RHM. Minor (Clavien-Dindo I-II) and major (Clavien-Dindo III-V) complications occurred in 7.22% (7) (95%Confidence Interval-CI: 3.54% to 14.15%) and 12.37% (12) (95%CI: 7.22% to 20.39%). Grade II, III and IV complications were reported in 7.22% (7), 7.22% and 5.15% (5) hips, respectively. Temporary nerve injury of sciatic nerve (SN), hematoma and permanent nerve injury of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (PFCN) were the most common grade II, grade III and grade IV complications, respectively. The revision rate was 6.19% (6) and entrapment of the sciatic nerve was the main cause of reoperation. No statistically significant differences were found between cases with and without complications in the WOMAC scores evaluated before and after surgery (P>0.05).\n\n\nCONCLUSION\nA high rate of complications associated with hip endoscopy were observed in patients with SNE, IFI and RHM. SN and PFCN injury were the most frequent events.\n\n\nLEVEL OF EVIDENCE\nCase series type; Level of Evidence: 4.