Extract
Interest in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hip pain in young
adults has recently heightened. Improved diagnostic techniques with use of
physical examination, magnetic resonance
arthrography1,2,
and three-dimensional computed tomographic imaging better define the diagnoses
of femoroacetabular
impingement3 and
acetabular and/or proximal femoral
dysplasia4-6.
Newer treatment methods, such as surgical dislocation and
débridement7-10
and periacetabular
osteotomy11-30,
show promise as nonarthroplasty alternatives in young
patients6,8,10,11,31.