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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Femoracetabular Impingement

Preferred term

Femoracetabular Impingement  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Femoro Acetabular Impingement
  • Femoro-Acetabular Impingement
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement
  • Femoro-Acetabular Impingements
  • Femoroacetabular Impingements
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndromes
  • Impingement, Femoro-Acetabular
  • Impingement, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingements, Femoro-Acetabular
  • Impingements, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingement Syndrome, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingement Syndromes, Femoroacetabular
  • Syndrome, Femoroacetabular Impingement
  • Syndromes, Femoroacetabular Impingement

Scope note

  • A pathological mechanical process that can lead to hip failure. It is caused by abnormalities of the ACETABULUM and/or FEMUR combined with rigorous hip motion, leading to repetitive collisions that damage the soft tissue structures.

History note

  • 2011

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D057925

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