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Review: Femoroacetabular Impingement
Author(s) -
Pun Stephanie,
Kumar Deepak,
Lane Nancy E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arthritis and rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.106
H-Index - 314
eISSN - 2326-5205
pISSN - 2326-5191
DOI - 10.1002/art.38887
Subject(s) - femoroacetabular impingement , computer science , medicine , physical therapy
The etiology of hip pain in an older adult is frequently from osteoarthritis (OA), and the etiology of OA is generally either “wear and tear” or idiopathic. Hip OA can also result from morphometric abnormalities of the hip, including congenital hip dislocation, LeggCalvé-Perthes disease, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis. However, research over the past 15 years has found that idiopathic hip OA may be due to more subtle abnormalities of the proximal femur and acetabulum (1–3) that can lead to premature degeneration of the hip joint. Over time, these morphometric abnormalities can put stress on the hip joint, and the clinical syndrome of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) can develop. The review criteria for this article included searching the Institute for Scientific Information and PubMed databases for published original and review articles related to FAI. Search terms included FAI in combination with cam impingement, pincer deformity, epidemiology, imaging, and treatments both nonsurgical and surgical. The citations from these articles were used to identify other articles.