Femoral Acetabular Impingement
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NOHCPosted
Sun 14 Jun 2009 11:25pm
There is a relatively recent addition to the potential causes of hip arthritis that we are investigating at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago: Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI). The topic has been called one of the most exciting developments in the entire field of hip pathology, hip disease and the surgical management of hip [...]
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Great Resource for Understanding FAI
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Understanding FAI (Hip Impingement)Posted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:13pm
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) occurs when an abnormality of the proximal femur (cam) or acetabulum (pincer) triggers damage to the acetabular labrum and articular cartilage in the hip. The result of this friction is hip and groin pain as well as loss in range of motion.
This video offers a simple to understand explanation of FAI. Great
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The new ...
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:24pm
. What's the difference?
In hip resurfacing, a surgeon shaves the head of the femur (the large thigh bone) where it connects to the hip socket (acetabulum). A metallic cap covers the femoral head, guided by a small, short stem drilled into the bone. The capped bone fits into a metallic cup inserted into the acetabulum.
Hip resurfacing may delay hip replacement
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Why a PAO vs Replacement-??
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Greg GilbertPosted
Mon 10 Aug 2009 4:32pm
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First a definition:
Periacetabular Osteotomy is a hip preserving procedure performed to correct a congenital deficiency of the acetabulum: acetabular dysplasia.... For these patients the previous PAO has typically enhanced the acetabular bone with the increased femoral head coverage. Enhancement of a dysplastic acetabulum contributes
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Hip Arthroscopy Recovery 2 Weeks
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Jess McBPosted
Tue 24 Nov 2009 10:04pmacetabulum to attempt repair.
8 = After anterior labrum removal (fell to bits upon detatchment).
10 = View across femoral neck showing no offset, it should have a dip in it. (Acetabulum on the left)
11 = Herniation pits and chondral damage to femoral head. (Acetabulum on the right)
12-14 = Removal of CAM/Ganz lesion with motorised burr. (AcetabulumRead on »
My Stomach Hurts
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SusanPosted
Mon 29 Mar 2010 6:29pm
time to worry. This surgery is serious. Here is a description
A pelvic osteotomy is used when the acetabular index is not improving and there is not adequate coverage... a wedge shaped piece of bone from the bony protuberance further up on the pelvis. This is the graft bone. Next the surgeon will cut across the pelvis slightly above the acetabulumRead on »
Resurrecting a Blog
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Chris GibsonPosted
Fri 05 Mar 2010 2:24pm
running. As you may recall (assuming I'm still on someones RSS feed), I had surgery 4 months ago to repair a torn right acetabular labrum .
No, I did not tear it running... bet I will get a little of this wrong, and i'm paraphrasing what I was told): the floor of my acetabulum is almost non existent. This sometimes happens after the surgery
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Dino Diagnosis of the Day
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Zachary M.Posted
Fri 12 Dec 2008 2:52pm
is deep and short, its iliac crest being abbreviated, and produced posteriorly. The acetabulum is deep within the ilium and its upper margin forms a shelf to take the thrust... that the central portion of the acetabulum is open. The femur is a curved, heavy bone, the head strongly set off from the shaft, with no lesser trochanter, but with a strong fourth
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Hip pain can be misdiagnosed.
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Carol GrantPosted
Mon 15 Feb 2010 4:11am
impingement or FAI. This is a condition of too much friction in the hip joint. Basicallythe ball (femoral head) and socket (acetabulum) rub abnormally creating damage to the hip joint... or acetabulum has too much coverage of the ball or femoral head. This over-coverage typically exists along the front-top rim of the socket (acetabulum) and results in the labral cartilage
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Thursday, July 23th: Oh yes, cancer is my Bitch
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BillPosted
Mon 14 Sep 2009 9:49am
some definitions of a few confusing words thanks to the Google:
Hypermetabolism is the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity.
The acetabulum is a concave surface of the pelvis . The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint .
Lymphadenopathy is a term meaning " disease of the lymph
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