title: Cam morphology in the human hip.
abstract: A growing interest exists in the diagnosis and treatment of femoroacetabular impingement. Although cam morphology of the proximal femur may conceptually appear to be a relatively simple topographical aberrancy, it is actually positioned amid a complex developmental, kinematic, and biomechanical region of the human body. The authors introduce a new classification scheme and review the historical and anthropological considerations, biomechanics, and genetic factors involved in cam morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43221, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D057925:Femoracetabular Impingement / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological