Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nho, Shane J. (Editor), Leunig, Michael (Editor), Larson, Christopher M. (Editor), Bedi, Asheesh (Editor), Kelly, Bryan T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

Hip pathology and nonarthritic hip conditions have only recently been recognized as a cause of hip pain. In 2003, Ganz, Leunig and colleagues described the concept of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) as a cause of hip pain and a mechanism for end-stage hip osteoarthritis.  Ganz et al. also postula...