There is increasing interest in early interventional hip surgery to treat conditions from instability to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in young adults.1-3 However, concerns exist regarding post-operative instability following resection of the hip joint ligaments during open4 or arthroscopic surgery.5 Case reports describe instances of rapid joint degeneration following early interventional hip surgery, to a point where total hip arthroplasty (THA) becomes necessary secondary to joint...