Since the first description of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) by Ganz early in the twenty-first century, hundreds of publications have addressed diagnostic and therapeutic issues and contributed to rapid advances in our knowledge of the disease. This book, however, is the first monograph to examine all aspects of FAI. Comprising 27 chapters and including many color illustrations, the book contains a variety of points of view from more than 50 experts from 11 countries and represents an up-to-date compilation of professional knowledge on FAI. The full range of available surgical treatments is carefully described and evaluated, including arthroscopic treatment, the open and mini-open approaches, periacetabular osteotomy, hip resurfacing arthroplasty, and combined techniques. Differential diagnosis, imaging, postoperative management, and treatment outcome are also discussed in appropriate detail. It is hoped that this book will promote a comprehensive approach to what is a common pathology and thereby encourage further improvement in treatment.

From the contents:<br />Concept and Diagnosis: Historical evolution of the concept of FAI as a cause of hip osteoarthritis

Mechanism of FAI
Medical history, differential diagnosis and physical exam. Imaging: X-ray examination in FAI
M.R.I./ CT in FAI
Future strategies for the assessment of cartilage and labral lesions in FAI. Treatment Options: Evidence Based Medicine in FAI treatment
Bone resection, how much is too much?- Open approach
Arthroscopic treatment
Combined techniques
FAI and Hip Dysplasia: How to differentiate FAI vs. dysplasia
MIS PAO
Retroverted PAO or rim trimming in dysplastic hip with FAI. Hip arthroplasty in young adult: Current arthroplasty options in young adult hip
How to resurfacing in FAI
How to resurfacing in hip dysplasia. Postoperative management (POM): POM after acetabular/femoral osteoplasty
POM after hip resurfacing. Outcome in FAI treatment: Clinical scores in FAI.