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Methods: Patients who underwent hip arthroscopy for cam or pincer-type arthroscopy femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral tears at our hospital in the past five years were included. All patients who underwent revision\u2014like a total hip arthroplasty (THA), a subsequent hip arthroscopy at another hospital, or had primary osseous diseases\u2014were excluded. Patients were contacted via mail and asked to answer a clinical questionnaire called the \u201cHip Osteoarthritis Outcome Score\u201d (HOOS) and to indicate whether there was a second surgery like a subsequent arthroscopy or THA. Results: There were 77 hip arthroscopies in 75 patients the last 5 years. A total of 29 patients responded. Those who did not respond were contacted via phone. All in all, we obtained the results of 49 patients (50 hips\u201429 right, 19 left, and 1 bilateral) who underwent hip arthroscopy over the past five years. The mean age at the time of operation was 41 years. Our results were as follows: 24 hips had an isolated labral tear, 49 hips a combined FAI pathology with cam and\/or pincer-type impingement and labral tears, 3 patients had a posttraumatic FAI, and 1 patient suffered from hip chondromatosis, who was subsequently excluded; further, 22 patients (23 procedures) were lost to follow-up. HOOS contains various subscales; only the postoperative result of subscale 1 (symptoms) did not show a statistically significant improvement compared with the preoperative value. All other subscales showed a statistically significant improvement in comparison with the preoperative condition. Five patients (10.2%) still experienced symptoms, so we performed a total hip arthroplasty (THA) as a second surgical procedure. One patient was revised due to chondromatosis. One patient was revised at another center, and another was excluded because of chondromatosis. Conclusions: The five-year follow-up results of hip arthroscopy proved successful outcomes. Hip arthroscopy is an effective treatment for FAI in order to delay primary THA, regaining mobility and range of motion and reducing pain. 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