Does The FAI Fix Work? (4-Month Progress Report from a Runner)

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1) FAI bone shapes are common as anatomic variants and are not indicative of a disease.
• Femoroacetabular Impingement: Prevalent and Often Asymptomatic in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. Link: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/257...
• The prevalence of cam-type deformity of the hip joint: a survey of 4151 subjects of the Copenhagen Osteoarthritis study. Link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18415788

2) Cam and pincer impingement do not lead to arthritis.
• Predictors of progression of osteoarthritis in femoroacetabular impingement: a radiological study with a minimum of ten years follow-up. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19...
• Pincer deformity does not lead to osteoarthritis of the hip whereas acetabular dysplasia does: acetabular coverage and development of osteoarthritis in a nationwide prospective cohort study. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23...

3) Labral tears and other joint pathologies exist in high numbers in individuals without any pain or hip symptoms.
• Identification of acetabularlabral pathological changes in asymptomatic volunteers using optimized, noncontrast 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22...
• The prevalence of acetabularlabral tears and associated pathology in a young asymptomatic population. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25922455

4) Surgery for FAI often fails to meet patient expectations.
Fulfilment of patient-rated expectations predicts the outcome of surgery for femoroacetabular impingement. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23069854

- Shane
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