Timing of Surgery: Can It Predict Outcome? Response

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Timing of Surgery: Can It Predict Outcome? Letter to the Editor

“…Matches should be made based on age, body mass index (BMI), sex, preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and degree of chondral/labrum damage. 1,3,6 These biases should be considered in the proper context when interpreting results. The results of a matched controlled study will be more convincing and meaningful.…”