Abstract
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI) represents a mechanical conflict between acetabulum and proximal part of the femur. This disorder may gradually result in the development of the hip osteoarthritis.
FAI may be caused by an acetabular retroversion, rarely by coxa profunda or by asphericity of the femoral head and missing femoral head-neck offset respectively. However, a combination of both conditions is the most frequent.
Before FAI treatment was adopted as a standard technique for hip preservation at our department, detailed cadaver studies of the vascular anatomy of the hip were performed and the relevant literature was reviewed. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of hip preserving surgery in relation to the technique used.
We hypothesized that surgical intervention helped to alleviate pain and improve hip function.