Surgery sounds great because many surgeons talk very confidently about it and claim very high success rates for their patients in a relatively short period of time.
The surgical perspective also blames movement problems and labral tears on your bone shapes - which can only be changed by surgery.
If these claims are true, surgery certainly is the best answer.
But what if surgeries are not as effective as claimed? What if the bone shapes are not linked to movement problems? What would that mean?
When you look closely at the research on hip impingement surgery, you find that the results are nowhere near as good as surgeons claim, and the bone shapes are not linked to symptoms at all at any age.
We have articles with citations, links, and videos to help you dive deeper to see what the medical research actually says.
Resources
FAI, Bone Shapes, and Hip Arthritis: https://www.thefaifix.com/fai-bone-shapes
Surgery Success Rates for FAI: https://www.thefaifix.com/fai-surgery-success-rate
FAI Diagnostic Tests: https://www.thefaifix.com/fai-diagnostic-tests-and-injections
FAI and Labral Tears: https://www.thefaifix.com/do-labral-tears-matter
Real Relevant Stories
First, a young man who was told his hip bones were so bad he would need hip replacements by age 30. This was an allegedly hopeless situation.
This man underwent hip arthroscopy to 'fix' FAI. He discovered that the surgery was nothing close to what he was promised.