Is agreement between two different scoring procedures for goal attainment scaling low?
The agreement between the patients' therapists scoring the goals and the independent assessor was low, signifying a large difference between the two scoring procedures. Efforts should be made to improve the reproducibility of goal attainment scaling before it is to be used as an outcome measure in blinded randomized controlled trials.
Arthroscopic correction of femoroacetabular impingement results in a persistent clinical improvement without significant progression of degenerative changes in the majority of patients. The indication for surgery should be established cautiously when degenerative changes are present.