femoroacetabular impingement

Femoroacetabular Impingement

DefinitionHip CAM CT 1

 

Aberrant morphology involving the proximal femur and acetabulum

- usually between the femoral neck and the acetabular rim

- during terminal motion of the hip

 

Can cause pain secondary to labral and chondral lesions

- may lead to early OA

 

Aetiology

 

Childhood conditions

- Perthes