Chirurgia Narządów Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska · Published 2026-06-29 · DOI 10.31139/chnriop.2026.91.2.7
Adam Borowski, Ingrid C. Landfald, Klaudia Kurzątkowska, Bartosz Gonera, Marek Drobniewski, Kacper Ruzik, Łukasz Olewnik, Andrzej Borowski
<p>Introduction. External snapping hip syndrome is an extra-articular cause of lateral hip pain that may limit activity in athletes and other physically active individuals.<br />Materials and methods. This retrospective single-centre case series evaluated clinical outcomes after unilateral endoscopic treatment in 16 physically active women with symptoms persisting for at least 12 months despite structured non-operative management. All patients underwent a standardised endoscopic release and were followed for 12 months. Methods included visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores, return to preoperative physical activity, recurrence, revision surgery and cosmetic satisfaction.<br />Results. Mean VAS pain decreased from 7.4 preoperatively to 2.4 at 1 month, 1.0 at 6 months and 0.2 at 12 months. Fifteen patients (93.8%) returned to their preoperative level of activity within one month. No recurrence of snapping was documented during follow-up, and one patient (6.3%) required early revision<br />surgery during the initial technique-adoption phase. All patients reported cosmetic satisfaction. These findings suggest that, in carefully selected physically active women, endoscopic treatment of external snapping hip syndrome may provide substantial pain relief, rapid functional recovery and a low risk of short-term recurrence.</p>
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Borowski, A., Landfald, I., Kurzątkowska, K., et al. (2026). Endoscopic treatment of external snapping hip syndrome in physically active women. Chirurgia Narządów Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska. https://doi.org/10.31139/chnriop.2026.91.2.7