Weightbearing Restrictions on Postoperative Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Surgery for FAI

The WBAT group will be instructed to bear weight as tolerated immediately following their surgical procedure. The rehabilitation protocols provided will be identical beyond the initial weightbearing recommendations. Following the initial protection phase (three weeks), whereby the two weightbearing interventions will be provided, patients will progress through standardized phases including mobility and neuromuscular retraining, muscle balance and strengthening, functional training, and finally, advanced training for return to work and sport.

"The PWB group will be instructed to bear weight to a maximum of 20 lbs of bodyweight on the operative limb for the initial three weeks (termed toe touch), with graduated return to full weightbearing thereafter."