Mental Health Medication Use Correlates with Poor Outcome After Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery in a Military Population

Conclusions:
Psychiatric comorbidities are an important risk factor in active-duty military personnel undergoing surgery for femoroacetabular impingement. Mental health medication use is associated with poorer outcome scores and can significantly lower the possibility of returning to active-duty status.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - August 5, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ernat, J. J., Song, D. J., Brugman, S. C., Shaha, S. H., Tokish, J. M., Lee, G. Y. Tags: Hip, Sports Medicine Scientific Articles Source Type: research