Hip pain, sacroiliac (SI) joint and low back pain can be intrinsically
related. Previously, I had blogged about
distinguishing hip pain from true sacroiliac pain. In light of an increasing
number of people going under the knife to fuse their SI joints with the sacroiliac
implant iFuse® (an estimated 5,000 people in
the United States in 2013), I want to revisit the topic. I want to try to
answer the question when SI fusions are warranted and what patients should know.
Information on femoroacetabular impingement, hip impingement, FAI, labral tears, hip arthroscopy rehabilitation and more. Research news and reflections for hip impingement patients presented by the author of "The Entrepreneurial Patient: A Patient's Guide to Hip Impingement" - the ONLY comprehensive book that combines research, personal experience and physician interview material on hip impingement in a patient-friendly way.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Iliopsoas Impingement as a Unique Cause of Hip Labral Tears
We know that bony lesions of the femoral head-neck junction
(CAM impingement) and of the hip socket (pincer impingement) can cause labral
tears. We also know that impingement of the iliopsoas tendon on the acetabular
labrum is fairly common in patients with hip impingement (femoroacetabular
impingement, FAI). Therefore a partial release, or tenotomy, of the psoas
tendon is often performed during hip arthroscopy. Some physicians now say that,
in some cases, psoas impingement in itself – without bony impingement – may be
the cause of tears of the labrum.
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