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Consecutive Bilateral Hip Arthroscopy for Symptomatic Bilateral Femoroacetabular Impingement in an Elite Rugby player: A Case Report

Nobuaki Chinzei, Shingo Hashimoto, Shinya Hayashi, Noriyuki Kanzaki, Daisuke Araki, Ryosuke Kuroda and Masahiro Kurosaka

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan

We report a case of concurrent bilateral hip arthroscopy for symptomatic bilateral femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) performed under the single anesthesia on an elite rugby player. A 27-year-old rugby player who played for a top league had bilateral hip joint pain. Physical examination revealed bilateral tenderness in the anterior area of the hips, with positive impingement signs. Based on the findings of hip radiography and magnetic resonance imaging, the patient's symptoms were diagnosed as bilateral FAI with hip labral tears. Bilateral hip arthroscopy under the single anesthesia was performed due to refractory symptoms. He returned to regular rugby games without any symptoms in either hip. Bilateral hip arthroscopic surgery under the single anesthesia should be an effective treatment for typical and symptomatic FAI, even in elite athletes.

J Nippon Med Sch 2017; 84: 280-285

Keywords
arthroscopy, femoroacetabular impingement, rehabilitation

Correspondence to
Shingo Hashimoto, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
shingo1023@theia.ocn.ne.jp

Received, April 22, 2016
Accepted, March 27, 2017