For each topic, the Chair allowed for a structured discussion which resulted in a proposed wording. Panel members then voted on each proposal on a Likert scale of 0 to 10, with 0 total disagreement, 5 reflecting no consent or disagreement, and 10 total agreement. Match rates were grouped with averages and 95% CIs. Discussions continued until an average of 7.5 > was reached or until the chair of the opinion noted that no further compromise could be found. Another approach was taken when discussing the future research needed. Sports Hip 2016 delegates, including panel members, were invited to express their views on key research questions that need to be answered to improve the management of AIA syndrome. EJD and KB received responses. We used a web-based prioritization program (www.1000minds.com) to commission these research questions. This software presented the panel members with pairs of research questions and asked them to choose the more important of the two. Repeated pairwise comparisons between all panel members resulted in an ordered list of research questions. During the agreement meeting, the panel used this ordered list of research questions as a basis for open discussion and the development of research themes. The prevalence of FAIS in this study was estimated at 3%.
We used the Warwick Agreement`s definition of FAIS as a triad of symptoms, physical signs, and imaging results. Current challenges in applying this definition include the lack of consensus on the best method of measuring each element of this triad and an incomplete understanding of the relationships between them. Match rate: mean 9.8 (95% CI 9.6 to 10). The 2016 Warwick Agreement on Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (AIF) was convened to reach a multidisciplinary international consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with AIA syndrome. On June 29, 2016, 22 panel members and 1 patient from 9 countries and 5 different specialties participated in a one-day consensus meeting. Prior to the meeting, 6 issues were agreed and systematic synthesis work and pioneering literature were circulated. Panel members gave lectures on the themes of the agreed issues at Sports Hip 2016, an open meeting held from 27 to 29 June 2016. June took place in Britain. The presentations were followed by an open discussion. During the one-day consensus meeting, panel members developed statements in response to each question through an open discussion; Members then assessed their compliance with each response on a scale of 0 to 10.
Key agreement was reached on each of the six consensus issues (areas 9.5 to 10) and the corresponding terminology was agreed. The term “femoroacacabular impingement syndrome” was introduced to reflect the central role of patients` symptoms in the disease. To make a diagnosis, patients must have appropriate symptoms, positive clinical signs, and imaging results. Appropriate treatments are conservative care, rehabilitation, and arthroscopic or open surgery…