Hip Conditions
A 22-year-old female dancer presents with an audible and palpable snapping sensation in her right hip. The snapping occurs when she brings her leg from a flexed, abducted position into extension and adduction. She can reproduce the snapping at will. The snapping is located anteriorly and is becoming painful, interfering with her dance training. Examination reveals a visible and palpable snap over the anterior hip with the described maneuver. Regarding snapping hip syndrome:
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Snapping hip syndrome (coxa saltans) has three types: external (lateral), internal (anterior), and i...
External (lateral) snapping is most common and occurs with hip flexion-extension; it is often visibl...
Snapping hip is caused only by intra-articular pathology; external snapping involves the iliopsoas t...
Diagnosis is primarily clinical based on history and reproduction of the snap; dynamic ultrasound ca...
Conservative treatment includes activity modification, stretching (IT band for external, iliopsoas f...
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