Review Question - QID 218096

An 18-year-old female college student presents to your clinic with complaints of long-standing hip pain that has bothered her during her high school career as a soccer player. On examination, her pain is worst with internal rotation of the hip and axial loading. Radiographs are obtained and show no arthritic changes and no obvious cam or pincer deformity. You measure her center-edge angle (CEA) at 20° and note her acetabulum appears somewhat retroverted. An MRI was ordered by an outside surgeon and is also reviewed, demonstrating evidence of labral tearing. Which of the following is true regarding the management of this patient?