Hip pain is a relatively common complaint for athletes (and non-athletes) of all levels. It can stem from the groin, or it can have its origin from intra-articular pathology or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
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The interest in the condition of FAI is increasing as the number of patients identified with and being treated for FAI has risen rapidly in the recent years
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To guide patients, clinicians and funders, a consensus meeting was summoned in 2016 with the aim to reach an international interdisciplinary agreement on the diagnosis and management of FAI
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They agreed on a definition of FAI as “a motion-related clinical disorder of the hip with a triad of symptoms, clinical signs and imaging findings. It represents symptomatic premature contact between the proximal femur and the acetabulum”
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Acetabulum = Hip Socket
Proximal Femur = Femoral Head and Neck
Credit: Doctor of Physiotherapy
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