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Review Question - QID 219450

Hip Osteoarthritis Treatment Operative QID: 219450 (OBQ23.23)
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QID 219450 (Type "219450" in App Search)
A 45-year-old male has been followed for progressive left hip arthritis and underlying femoroacetabular impingement. He has exhausted nonoperative management and is interested in pursuing surgical treatment. On review of available imaging of the left hip, there are Tonnis grade 2 arthritic changes, a tear of the ligamentum teres, and a degenerative labral tear extending into the chondrolabral junction. The alpha angle measures 52°. In counseling this patient on surgical options, which factor is the strongest contraindication to joint preserving, arthroscopic intervention?
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