The first publication from the Hip Surgical Treatment Registry (HipSTR) has officially been published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM), one of the most respected and widely read journals in sports medicine and orthopaedics.
Led by Dr. Marc Safran at Stanford University, this landmark paper reports on the first 1,000+ patients enrolled in HipSTR and marks an important moment for hip preservation research in North America.
For a specialty that has grown rapidly over the past decade, this publication represents a major step forward in building large-scale, outcomes-driven evidence.
HipSTR was launched in 2023 as the first prospective, multicenter registry dedicated to hip arthroscopy in North America. Designed to capture patient-reported outcomes alongside intraoperative data, the registry provides a real-world view of how hip preservation surgery is being practiced across North American institutions.
In its inaugural year alone, HipSTR enrolled more than 1,000 patients across multiple surgical sites with strong compliance.
That early momentum reflects a broader shift in the field toward collaboration, transparency, and data-informed improvement.
Launching a registry at this scale requires more than clinical leadership. It also requires infrastructure that makes outcomes collection seamless and sustainable.
Dr. Safran reflected on this milestone:
"“HipSTR was created to advance collaboration and improve outcomes in hip preservation surgery. Partnering with PatientIQ has enabled us to seamlessly collect and analyze real-world data across multiple institutions. Publishing our first 1,000 patients in The American Journal of Sports Medicine is a meaningful milestone — and just the beginning of what this registry can accomplish.”
— Dr. Marc Safran, Stanford University
By leveraging PatientIQ’s outcomes platform, HipSTR is able to capture standardized patient-reported measures, streamline surgeon data entry, and maintain high compliance, all of which are critical to building a registry that can support long-term research and quality improvement.
In other areas of orthopaedics, national registries have transformed clinical practice by improving guidelines, identifying trends earlier, and elevating standards of care.
HipSTR brings that same potential to hip arthroscopy.
This first AJSM publication establishes:
A foundational understanding of contemporary hip preservation practice in North America
A scalable model for multicenter outcomes collaboration
A framework for long-term tracking of patient recovery and surgical effectiveness
With more than half of the world’s hip arthroscopies performed in North America, the opportunity for this registry to make an impact in patient care is substantial.
This publication is not just a milestone. It is a starting point.
As HipSTR continues to grow, its data will help surgeons refine techniques, benchmark outcomes, and better understand which treatments deliver the best results for patients.
We’re proud to support Dr. Safran and the HipSTR community as they build the future of hip preservation through collaboration, data, and outcomes.