INTRODUCTION To analyze the X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of acetabular labral tears, so as to improve the recognition of the disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Imaging features of 19 patients with acetabular labral tears confirmed by arthroscopy were analyzed retrospectively. All cases were examined by X-ray. Fourteen patients underwent MRI examinations. RESULTS Seventeen ...

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...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a progressive pathology of hip joint affecting young adults causing hip pain and osteoarthritis. FAI results from contact secondary to abnormal morphology of proximal femur, femoral head-neck junction and acetabular rim. Two types of femoroacetabular impingement have been described: Pincer ve Cam impingement. Pincer impingement is caused by the overcoverage...

Limited data exist regarding the long-term results of labral debridement and the effect of coexisting pathology on outcomes. Our hypothesis was that untreated coexisting hip pathologies such as femoroacetabular impingement and arthritis significantly affect the outcomes of arthroscopic labral debridement. Between 1996 and 2003, fifty consecutive patients who underwent hip arthroscopy and labral...

OBJECTIVE To outline the clinical presentation, physical examination findings, diagnostic criteria, and management options of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). SOURCES OF INFORMATION PubMed was searched for relevant articles regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of FAI. MAIN MESSAGE In recent years, FAI has been increasingly recognized as a potential precursor an...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a relatively recently described but important cause of hip pain which frequently affects young and otherwise healthy patients. FAI results from an abnormal contact between the acetabulum and the femur secondary to a variety of morphologic abnormalities of the hip. There are two types of FAI, termed cam impingement and pincer impingement, which have distinct...

The femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is as condition recently characterized that results from the abnormal anatomic and functional relation between the proximal femur and the acetabular border, associated with repetitive movements, which lead labrum and acetabular cartilage injuries. Such alterations result from anatomical variations such as acetabular retroversion or decrease of the femoroac...