Femoroacetabular Impingement: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management

ABSTRACT

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is an often overlooked cause of hip pain in patients of all ages. The clinical signs and symptoms, multimodality imaging findings, treatment options, intraoperative findings, and expected outcomes for patients with FAI are illustrated and discussed.

KEYWORDS

Femoroacetabular - impingement - hip - MR - MR arthrography - cam - pincer - arthroscopy - sports

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