Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome

also: FAI

Abnormal contact between femoral head-neck and acetabulum.

Specialty: Orthopedics
Subspecialty: Orthopedics / Sports medicine
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, cam in men; Female: affected, pincer in women; Children: yes, adolescents
Gene(s) involved: None recorded
Alternative names & eponyms: FAI

Cam or pincer morphology.

No gene recorded for this syndrome.

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