Table I.
Surgeon responses to each of the questions asked using a bidirectional linear scale. Responses are displayed as the Surgical Equipoise Scale7 (FAI, femoroacetabular impingement; OA, osteoarthritis)
| Surgeon response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | No | Undecided | Yes | |
| Do you believe FAI is a cause of osteoarthritis? | ||||
| All surgeons (n = 52) | 7 | 6 | 39 | |
| Surgeons who routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 28) | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
| Surgeons who do not routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 24) | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Does optimal debridement of FAI lesions prevent OA? | ||||
| All surgeons (n = 52) | 13 | 19 | 20 | |
| Surgeons who routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 28) | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
| Surgeons who do not routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 24) | 10 | 11 | 3 | |
| Non-operatively | Undecided | Operatively | ||
| How do you manage patients with mild symptoms on first presentation (limits sports)? | ||||
| All surgeons (n = 50) | 29 | 6 | 15 | |
| Surgeons who routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 28) | 13 | 3 | 12 | |
| How do you manage patients with severe symptoms on first presentation (limits daily activity)? | ||||
| All surgeons (n = 50) | 10 | 6 | 34 | |
| Surgeons who routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 28) | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| Yes | Undecided | No | ||
| Does evidence of early osteoarthritis on imaging make you less likely to perform FAI surgery? | ||||
| All surgeons (n = 47) | 35 | 4 | 8 | |
| Surgeons who routinely perform FAI surgery (n = 28) | 20 | 0 | 8 | |