Posts Categorized: FAI syndrome

Four Layers of The Hip & How They Factor Into Athletic Injuries

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under FAI syndrome, Hip Pain, Hip Surgery, Labral Hip Injury, Soccer Injuries, Sports Medicine and Sports Injury.

A recent article from the April edition of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons focused on how hip injuries can lead to long-term negative effects within the athletic community. To thoroughly explain how these injuries occur, the authors Dean Lynch, Aseesh Bedi, and Christopher Larson discuss the hip joint according to four separate layers. The Osseous… Read more »

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under FAI syndrome, Hip Pain, Hip Replacement Surgery, Hip Surgery, Osteoarthritis.

Is Prophylactic Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement Indicated? A Systematic Review. One of the hottest topics right now orthopedic surgery is femoroacetabular impingement. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a term used to describe a medical condition where a person’s hip bones are not shaped normally. This causes the hip bones to fit together irregularly so that the… Read more »

Hip Injuries for Junior Tennis Players Include FAI Syndrome Risk

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under FAI syndrome, Hip Pain.

Results of Hip Screenings for Elite Junior Tennis Players – While shoulder and elbow injuries are often associated with tennis players, research by Dr. Cotorro and colleagues (2014) found that tennis players may also more commonly suffer from hip problems. This research involved screenings on 148 youth tennis players with an average age of 15.1… Read more »