Treatment decision for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome : Differential diagnostic considerations and the introduction of a  stage concept for treatment

Orthopade. 2022 Feb 14. doi: 10.1007/s00132-022-04222-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnamnestic findings, clinical examination and radiological findings are presented, as well as thoughts for differential diagnosis and the introduction of a stage concept for treatment. The treatment of FAI is based on a patient's individual symptoms, the clinical examination and radiological findings. The procedure depends on a number of facts. Individual conditions have to be considered, and the procedure needs to follow principal rules. Therefore, we propose a standard for treatment, which ranges from purely conservative measurements to extensive surgery.PMID:35165754 | DOI:10.1007/s00132-022-04222-z

Source: Der Orthopade - February 15, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Joachim Grifka Timo Schwarz Source Type: research