Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons· 2007Q1
Femoroacetabular Impingement
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Short summary
Subtle hip abnormalities causing femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) may lead to osteoarthritis in young patients by damaging the labrum and cartilage, with surgical osteoplasty showing encouraging results.
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Key points
- Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is linked to osteoarthritis development in young patients.
- FAI involves abnormal contact between the femoral head/neck and acetabular rim.
- Consequences of FAI include labral tearing and underlying cartilage avulsion.
- Surgical femoroacetabular osteoplasty shows promising results for FAI treatment.
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Abstract
Evidence is emerging that subtle morphologic abnormalities around the hip, resulting in femoroacetabular impingement, may be a contributing factor in some instances to osteoarthritis in the young patient. The morphologic abnormalities result in abnormal contact between the femoral neck/head and the acetabular margin, causing tearing of the labrum and avulsion of the underlying cartilage region, continued deterioration, and eventual onset of arthritis. Nonsurgical treatment typically fails to control symptoms. Surgical management involves dislocation of the hip (while preserving the blood supply to the femoral head) and femoroacetabular osteoplasty. Encouraging results have been reported following femoroacetabular osteoplasty and arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement.
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