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The joint pain and loss of motion from HR experienced during walking may lead to a significant reduction in activity and quality of life, and advanced cases may require surgery. HR surgical outcomes are often evaluated quantitatively with more generic measures not designed specifically to assess HR outcomes. The goal of these study was to determine outcomes that are important to patients with HR, possibly those that are not addressed by more general foot and ankle measures.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Semi-structured interviews with HR surgical patients 4\u20139 years after surgery were conducted. Interviews were analyzed using a team-based, iterative inductive-deductive approach to identify outcomes important to patients.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Ten patients were interviewed; five who received motion-sparing surgery and five with fusion surgery. 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