The Natural History of Femoroacetabular Impingement

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a clinical syndrome resulting from abnormal hip joint morphology and is a common cause of hip pain in young adults. FAI has been posited as a precursor to hip osteoarthritis, however, conflicting evidence exists and the true natural history of the disease is unc...

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Main Authors: Benjamin D. Kuhns, Alexander E. Weber, David M. Levy, Thomas H. Wuerz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00058/full