Table 8.

Strength of recommendation definition: (A) Recommendation based on consistent and good-quality patient-oriented evidence. (B) Recommendation based on inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence. (C) Recommendation based on consensus, usual practice, opinion, disease-oriented evidence, or case series for studies of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or screening

Question	SORT Grade	Recommendation
Clinical outcome difference between nonoperative and operative treatment of FAI?	B	• Based on limited quantity, limited quality, consistent evidence, clinical outcomes are better following surgical treatment vs nonoperative treatment
Clinical outcome difference between 4 most common surgical techniques used in FAI?	C	• Based on good quantity, limited quality, inconsistent evidence, clinical outcomes demonstrated statistically significant, and clinically relevant improvements with all 4 surgical techniques, with no consistent differences exhibited between groups
Difference in reoperations and complications between 4 most common surgical techniques used in FAI?	A	• Based on good quantity, good quality, consistent evidence, reoperation rate, and complication rate was highest following surgical dislocation, and lowest with arthroscopy
Clinical outcomes difference after labral refixation vs debridement for patients with labral injuries in FAI?	B	• Based on good quantity, limited quality, inconsistent evidence, clinical outcomes are better following labral refixation vs labral debridement