ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Conservative vs. Surgical Management for Femoro-Acetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review of Clinical Evidence.
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- How Common Is Femoroacetabular Impingement Morphology in Asymptomatic Adults? A 3D CT-Based Insight into Hidden Risk.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a home-based hip exercise programme for patients with symptomatic cam femoroacetabular impingement: a randomized controlled trial.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- Ten-year outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement with osteoarthritis: Sustained functional benefits but high conversion to total hip arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Comparative outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement in football and non-football athletes: a clinical analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- In Vitro Ovine Cam Impingement Model and Its Effect on Acetabular Cartilage.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement yields favourable patient-reported outcomes and method survivorship at 10-year follow-up.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Hip Arthroscopy for Labral Tears and FAI is Associated with a High Rate of Return to Play for Professional American Football Athletes, A Literature Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- No Effect of Cigarette Smoking in the Outcome of Arthroscopic Management for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Late-Onset Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Following Knee Arthroscopy in a Retrospective Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A New Clinical Examination Algorithm to Prescribe Conservative Treatment in People with Hip-Related Pain.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
- Hip Arthroscopy Followed by 6-Month Rehabilitation Leads to Improved Periarticular Muscle Strength, Except for Abductors and External Rotators.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Management of chondral and osteochondral lesions of the hip : A comprehensive review.Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Screw Stress Distribution in a Clavicle Fracture with Plate Fixation: A Finite Element Analysis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Evaluation of the Balance Test and MuscleLab Test for the Early Detection of Femoroacetabular Impingement.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is one of the most studied conditions in sports medicine. Surgical or conservative approaches can be proposed for treating FAI, although the best standard of care is not established yet. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive review of the best treatment for FAI syndrome evaluating differences in outcomes between surgical and non-operative management. A literature search was carried out on the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and PEDro databases, using the following keywords: "femoroacetabular impingement", "FAI", in association with "surgery", "arthroscopy", "surgical" and "conservative", "physiotherapy", "physical therapy", "rehabilitation", "exercise". Only Level I RCTs were included. Four articles were selected for this systematic review. Our analysis showed different therapeutic protocols, follow-up periods, and outcomes; however, three out of the four studies included favored surgery. Our study demonstrates beneficial effects for both arthroscopic treatment and a proper regimen of physical therapy, nevertheless a surgical approach seemed to offer superior short-term results when compared to conservative care only. Further trials with larger sample sizes and longer follow-ups are needed to assess the definitive approach to the FAI condition.
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