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Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition involving one or more anatomical abnormalities of the hip joint, which is a ball and socket joint. [1] It is a common cause of hip pain and discomfort in young and middle-aged adults. [ 2 ]
The most common indication is for the treatment of FAI (femoral acetabular impingement) [5] and its associated pathologies such as labral tears [6] and cartilage abnormalities, [7] among others (see Table 1). Table 1. A selection of hip conditions that may be treated arthroscopically.
Hip arthroscopy was initially used for the diagnosis of unexplained hip pain, but is now widely used in the treatment of conditions both in and outside the hip joint. The most common indication currently is for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and its associated pathologies. Hip conditions that may be treated arthroscopically ...
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Projectional radiography ("X-ray") is currently useful not only in older people in whom osteoarthritis of the hip is suspected but also in younger people without osteoarthritis, who are being evaluated for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) or hip dysplasia. [1]
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The third type of FAI is a combination of the first two deformities. When either abnormality is present, it changes the position of the femoral head in the hip socket. The increased stresses that the femur and or acetabulum experience may lead to a fracture of the acetabular rim or a detachment of the overstressed labrum. [4]