Hip procedure grows popular despite doubt

Researchers are questioning whether hip impingement or bone shaving surgery, which is one of the most popular operations in sports medicine, is worthwhile and helpful to the patient. Harry E. Rubash, the Edith M. Ashley Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/health/hip-impingement-grows-popular-but-remains-unproven.html?_r=2