We have read with great interest the article "Heterotopic ossification after arthroscopy for hip impingement syndrome" by Gao et al.[1] The authors showed the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) is an...We have read with great interest the article "Heterotopic ossification after arthroscopy for hip impingement syndrome" by Gao et al.[1] The authors showed the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) is an observed complication after hip arthroscopy for hip impingement syndrome which is not common (5.4%,13/242) and most HO has no or little effect on clinical symptoms.We also agree with them that oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are beneficial in the prevention of HO after primary hip arthroscopy.Although we agree with the conclusion similar to our previous studies in the clinic,there are some issues we like to comment on.展开更多
文摘We have read with great interest the article "Heterotopic ossification after arthroscopy for hip impingement syndrome" by Gao et al.[1] The authors showed the incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) is an observed complication after hip arthroscopy for hip impingement syndrome which is not common (5.4%,13/242) and most HO has no or little effect on clinical symptoms.We also agree with them that oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are beneficial in the prevention of HO after primary hip arthroscopy.Although we agree with the conclusion similar to our previous studies in the clinic,there are some issues we like to comment on.