Diseases

Femoracetabular Impingement

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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18 entry terms
  • Femoro-Acetabular Impingement
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
  • Femoracetabular Impingements
  • Femoro Acetabular Impingement
  • Femoro-Acetabular Impingements
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndromes
  • Femoroacetabular Impingements
  • Impingement Syndrome, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingement Syndromes, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingement, Femoracetabular
  • Impingement, Femoro-Acetabular
  • Impingement, Femoroacetabular
  • Impingements, Femoracetabular
  • Impingements, Femoro-Acetabular
  • Impingements, Femoroacetabular
  • Syndrome, Femoroacetabular Impingement
  • Syndromes, Femoroacetabular Impingement

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Acetabulum (1999-2010)
  • Hip Joint (2001-2010)

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  1. C05w.550w.384w
  2. C23.550.347w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Femoracetabular Impingement. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057925. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057925
  2. Femoracetabular Impingement. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femoroacetabular_impingement
  3. Femoracetabular Impingement. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1910771