Arthroscopy Association of Canada Position Statement on Intra-articular Injections for Hip Osteoarthritis.

Symptomatic hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are among the most common causes of global disability ³³. While already highly prevalent, the incidence and burden is anticipated to increase along with a concurrent increase in life expectancy of the general population and the obesity epidemic^27,38. As such, optimal treatment strategies are required to minimize the impact of disease burden. Recently, clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the treatment of knee OA have been established by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), suggesting a comprehensive multimodal approach including physical therapy and injections, among other suggestions¹⁵. In subsequent months, the Arthroscopy Association of Canada (AAC) and Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) provided guidelines for the use of injections for the treatment of symptomatic knee OA based on the best-available literature³⁵. However, similar recommendations for injections for the treatment of hip OA are lacking.