title: [Femoroacetabular impingement as a cause of inguinal pain].
abstract: Femoro-acetabular impingement is an anatomical disturbance of the hip, caused by a deformity of the acetabulum, femur or both that causes an abnormal contact between both structures during certain movements. Its prevalence is 10 to 15% and causes chronic inguinal pain. It can be confused with several other causes of inguinal pain such as hernias, facet syndromes, a renal colic, etc. Patients with this condition are usually young individuals with inguinal pain that may appear after a minor trauma. During examination, pain may be elicited by infernal rotation and abduction movements of hip, flexed in 90 degrees . Plain hip X ray is the most commonly used diagnostic method. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy can be used to alleviate pain, but the definitive treatment is surgical.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Militar de SantiagoChile. rmardones@clc.cl
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mardones R
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barrientos C
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nemtala U
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomic
authors.forename: Matías
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salineros U
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult