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The top ten items to read regarding FAI
Orthopedics Today has highlighted the ten most important stories to keep your practice up-to-date regarding femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
Anteromedial femoroplasty may improve cam decompression
Not only could femoroplasty of the anteromedial quadrant improve cam decompression, recent study results have shown it also supported the concept of cam impingement extending beyond the classic anterolateral quadrant of the proximal femur. Read more.
‘Crevasse’ pattern of femoral head chondral lesion discovered in FAI patients
During arthroscopy, researchers found a previously undefined pattern of chondral damage on the femoral heads of patients who underwent the procedure for femoroacetabular impingement. Read more.
Study: Genetics, cartilage type may play a role in high-functioning senior athletes with hip abnormalities
High-functioning senior athletes could have genetic factors or a type of cartilage that accounts for their hip preservation despite the presence of abnormalities that are associated with osteoarthritis, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Read more.
Preserved joint spaces improve outcomes after hip arthroscopic surgery for FAI
Patients with preserved joint spaces experienced significantly better outcomes and activity levels after undergoing hip arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement, according to study results. Read more.
Speaker: Hip arthroscopy has a role in the management of FAI in adolescents
SEATTLE ─ Hip arthroscopy can be used in the management of adolescents with symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, here. Read more.
Computer-assisted models useful in treatment of FAI
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Computer-assisted model are becoming more useful and more accurate in the treatment of patients with femoroacetabular impingement both before and after surgery, according to research presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting. Read more.
Primary femoroacetabular impingement fixation offers better outcomes than revision
Although patients undergoing revision fixation for femoroacetabular impingement experience significantly improved outcomes, patients who undergo primary correction have superior outcomes, according to a study. Read more.
Patients with femoroacetabular impingement able to resume sports activities after surgery
Of patients with femoroacetabular impingement treated by surgical hip dislocation, the vast majority returned to sports activities after surgery and were satisfied with their sports ability, according to study results. Read more.
Differences in gait kinematics found in soccer players with increased alpha angles
Semiprofessional soccer players with increased alpha angles showed differences in gait kinematics compared with amateur soccer players, which researchers of this study say support the need for a screening program for competitive soccer players. Read more.
Good outcomes found for both surgical dislocation and arthroscopy to treat FAI
Although researchers of a recently published single-surgeon prospective study that compared surgical dislocation of the hip to arthroscopy for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement found improved patient-reported outcomes with both options, they discovered greater benefits with arthroscopy. Read more.