Key result
Femoroacetabular impingement is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain in pediatric patients, evaluated via physical examination and imaging, and treated conservatively or operatively.
Why the study?
Subacute, nontraumatic hip pain is often a diagnostic challenge, and femoroacetabular impingement is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain that is poorly understood.
Femoroacetabular impingement is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain in pediatric patients, diagnosed via physical exam and imaging, and treated conservatively or operatively.
May prompt consideration of femoroacetabular impingement in pediatric hip pain; leaves open prospective trials on management.
Subacute, nontraumatic hip pain is often a diagnostic challenge. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain that is poorly understood. FAI is a result of abnormal morphologic changes in either the femoral head or the acetabulum. FAI is more prevalent in people who perform activities requiring repetitive hip flexion, but it remains common in the general population. Evaluation begins with physical examination maneuvers to rule out additional hip pathology and provocation tests to reproduce hip pain. Diagnosis is often made by radiography or magnetic resonance imaging. Initial treatment is generally more conservative, featuring activity modification and physical therapy, whereas more aggressive treatment requires operative management.
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Sheppard et al. (2019) conducted a review in Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI). Femoroacetabular impingement is a common cause of atraumatic hip pain in pediatric patients, evaluated via physical examination and imaging, and treated conservatively or operatively.
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