Hip surgery showdown: to stitch or not to stitch the capsule?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 to 50 (men or women) 2. Hip pain for greater than 3 months that has failed non-operative treatment (physical therapy, NSAIDS, rest) 3. FAI documented on X-Ray or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance arthrogram (MRA) 4. Intraoperative labral repair or intact labrum 5. Informed consent from the participant 6. Ability to comprehend and speak English and the study design. Pre-operative exclusion criteria are the following: 1. Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 2. Evidence of hip dysplasia (Center edge angle less than 20) 3. Previous surgery or trauma of the affected hip 4. Severe acetabular deformities such as circumferential labral ossification, acetabular protrusion20 5. Inflammatory/ autoimmune disease 6. Immunosuppressant medication 7. Significant medical co-morbidities such as uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, etc. 8. Severe mental or physical disability requiring assistance in daily living 9. History of pediatric hip disease with previous operation (developmental dysplasia, Legg-Calve-Perthes, Slipped capital femoral epiphysis) 10. Presence of advanced hip osteoarthritis (Tonnis grade 2 or 3)18 11. Worker's compensation status 12. Intraoperative microfracture, or other procedure that would alter postoperative rehabilitation 13. Intraoperative labral debridement or labral reconstruction 14. Peri-trochanteric or deep gluteal space arthroscopy 15. Avascular necrosis Intra-operative exclusion criteria are the following: 1. Labral debridement 2. Labral reconstruction 3. Poor quality capsular tissue 4. Hyperlaxity based on excessive subluxation of the joint greater than 2 cm with standard 50 pounds of traction 5. Concomitant procedures such as MFX and iliopsoas lengthening will be included