Femoroacetabular impingement – What the rheumatologist needs to know

Abstract

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is a common cause of hip and groin pain in young individuals. FAI syndrome is a triad of signs, symptoms, and imaging findings. However, thresholds for cam or pincer morphologies indicative of FAI syndrome are not well-established. Management of FAI syndrome is typically either through physiotherapist-led therapy or through surgical intervention. Conservative management involves physiotherapy-led management as well as analgesia, whereas surgical management is dependent on the type of morphology present. Careful consideration of intervention is required given that FAI may predispose those affected to developing future osteoarthritis of the hip.