Groin problems in sports can be multifactorial and often a team approach between orthopaedic, general surgeons is required for both diagnosis and treatment. Both clinical disciplines can be the first point of contact for athletes looking for medical advice. Good communication between the members of a medical team looking after an athlete is essential and is not helped by the use of confusing te...

Background: In clinical practice, ossifications adjoining the acetabular rim are frequently seen in healthy-appearing hip joints, at all ages. The origin of these (ARO) is unclear. While ARO have been described by some authors as variants that may mimic marginal osteophytes, others hypothesized be cause or consequence femoroacetabular impingement. Overall, literature on limited, particular heal...

Background: The learning curve for the surgical treatment of cam deformities in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) presents a challenge young or inexperienced surgeons, with leading cause failed hip arthroscopy being incomplete resection. Historically, alpha angle measurements are typically used perioperatively to both diagnose deformity and evaluate adequacy computer-assisted Styker ...

This report describes the arthroscopic management of a case of incarcerating pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement. The hip joint had a marked restriction of range of motion and secondary pain as a result of osteophytes wrapping around the femoral head down the femoral neck. The patient was treated with staged bilateral hip arthroscopy. The procedures were initially performed through the per...

BACKGROUND Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is one factor known to cause pain and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hips. Although secondary OA due to hip dysplasia is common among Japanese populations, primary OA is seldom observed. Concomitantly, FAI is also thought to be uncommon in Japan, but relatively few epidemiological studies have addressed this issue. This study aimed to clarify the preval...