OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes of the conservative treatment of patients who had the
clinical presentation of a prearthritic, intra-articular hip disorder, including acetabular labral …

Background: Significant controversy exists regarding the causes of premature, natural hip-
joint failure. Identification of these causes may guide future investigations targeting …

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) exerts a significant burden on society, affecting 3% of Americans
aged> 30 years. Recent advances in the understanding of the pathoanatomy and …

Hip pain in the young adult patient (ages, 17-35 years) is a diagnostic and therapeutic
challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. The diagnostic and treatment algorithm for many …

As a distinct entity, femoroacetabular impingement has been suggested to be a
preosteoarthritic mechanism. The condition occurs when the proximal femur repeatedly …

Surgical management of the problematic hip in adolescent and young adult patients can be
challenging. In many of these patients, hip arthrosis and pain occur secondary to hip …

Introduction nterest in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hip pain in young adults has
recently heightened. Improved diagnostic techniques with use of physical examination …

Background: Femoro-acetabular impingement has been associated with acetabular labral
and/or articular cartilage damage that may ultimately result in osteoarthritis of the hip …

Acetabular dysplasia is a major precursor of osteoarthritis of the hip. It is important to identify
patients before the development of osteoarthritis, because these patients may be candidates …

Background: Acetabular dysplasia is recognized as a cause of early degenerative hip
osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to prospectively determine the early clinical …