Hip Disorders
A 28-year-old female soccer player presents with 18 months of right groin pain. The pain is activity-related, worse with prolonged sitting and crossing her legs, and she experiences catching sensations. She reports the "C-sign" when describing her pain location. Examination reveals decreased internal rotation with the hip at 90 degrees flexion and a positive FADIR test reproducing her symptoms. MR arthrogram shows an anterosuperior labral tear with a cam-type bony abnormality at the femoral head-neck junction. Regarding hip labral tears:
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The acetabular labrum is a fibrocartilaginous structure that deepens the acetabulum by 22-28%, seals...
FAI has two morphological types: cam (femoral-based asphericity causing shear) and pincer (acetabula...
The posteroinferior labrum is most commonly torn; hip dysplasia is rare in patients with labral tear...
Clinical presentation includes anterior groin pain (C-sign), mechanical symptoms (catching, locking)...
Treatment depends on underlying pathology and symptoms; initial conservative management includes act...
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