Hip and groin pain has, for many years, been a difficult diagnostic challenge. In the past decade there has been increased focus on femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) as a cause. FAI is now considered by many as a primary cause of hip joint degeneration. Our appreciation and understanding of FAI is currently increasing at an exponential rate. In this paper we review FAI as a pathology and revie...

Abstract Imaging evaluation of the hip joint requires expert knowledge about detailed anatomy and specific injuries. This chapter will include various osseous pathologies that can affect such as stress fractures, osteonecrosis, or subchondral insufficiency fractures. Several types mechanical impingement between components be discussed femoroacetabular impingement, abnormal antetorsion, subspine...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical and radiographic results and complications relating to patients undergoing arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement by means of an extracapsular approach. METHODS Between January 2011 and March 2012, 49 patients (50 hips) underwent arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement, performed by the hip surgery team of the Orthopedic Hos...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on measurement of muscle strength in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and other pathologies and to suggest guidelines to standardise protocols for future research in the field. METHODS The Cochrane and PubMed libraries were searched for any publications using the terms 'hip', 'muscle', 'strength', and...

A mechanistic link has been suggested between cam-type femoroacetabular impingement and increased stress on the symphysis pubis. This retrospective study was conducted to determine whether there is an increased prevalence of osteitis pubis, as evidenced by imaging, in patients with femoroacetabular impingement compared with age-matched control subjects. Search of a radiologic database of a larg...

The acetabular labrum is a critical structure within the hip joint. It is a significant cause of pain, and it plays an integral role in the development of osteoarthritis. This article reviews the normal anatomy, imaging techniques, and normal MR appearance of the labrum. The clinical presentation of labral tears and their association with developmental dysplasia and femoroacetabular impingement...

conclusions in 88% of primary osteoarthritis cases we found fai morphology on the ap pelvic radiograph, similarly to those found in the bibliography, and we considered naming primary osteoarthritis, secondary osteoarthritis caused by fai. in the majority of cases, early diagnosis with simple, cheap and easily accessible ap pelvic radiograph with low dose of radiation may also be warranted backg...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a mechanical process by which the human hip fails due to pathological contact between the skeletal prominences of the acetabulum and the femur. This repetitive pathological contact occurs during normal activities of daily living as well as, more prominently, in an athletic population. This causes a microtraumatic effect and subsequently irreversible chondra...

OBJECTIVE To present our experience and preliminary results from using controlled hip dislocation to treat cam-like femoroacetabular impingement, in teenagers and young adults with sequelae of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis on 15 patients who were treated in a tertiary-level hospital between 2011 and 2013. The following data were collected for ana...

CONTEXT Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) was first described by Ganz in 2003 and is a significant cause of decreased function and mobility. Femoroacetabular impingement must be treated in an individualized, goal-oriented, stepwise fashion. This protocol was developed with biomechanical considerations of soft tissue and bony structures surrounding the hip joint. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The PubM...