Normally, the ball glides smoothly within the socket, but a problem with the ball or socket rim can interfere with smooth motion, leading to hip impingement or femoro acetabular impingement (FAI).

Hip impingement - also known as femoral acetabular impingement (FAI ... One of the main symptoms is pain directly within the hip joint, groin, thigh or buttock area. This can be a dull ache ...

How has our understanding and treatment of cam FAI ... version is subject to rim overload or impingement. Conversely, excessive acetabular anteversion or femoral version greater than 30° is ...

Trousdale, RT. Femoral acetabular impingement: etiology and treatment. Presented at Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2008. Jan. 13-16, 2008. Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Add topic to email alerts Receive an ...

Surgical treatment options include arthroscopic hip impingement surgery ... The hip is dislocated to expose the femoral head and acetabulum, using a method that preserves the blood supply to the ...

This week we are going to discuss a common but frequently missed condition of the hip, femoral acetabular ... order for proper treatment to occur. For more information on hip impingement and ...

is characterized by an abnormality in the shape of the femoral head–neck or acetabulum that results in impingement between these two structures. Arthroscopic treatment has become the preferred ...

Surgical treatment options include arthroscopic hip impingement surgery ... The hip is dislocated to expose the femoral head and acetabulum, using a method that preserves the blood supply to the ...