Lower Extremity Flashcards
Where is true “hip” pain seen?
In the groin (near the joint socket)
What is femoroacetabular impingement?
Bone overgrowth or abnormality in bone development (like tearing of the labrum or destruction of the articular cartilage leading to osteoarthritis)
Types of femoroacetabular impingement
Pincer (acetabular involvement)
Cam (femoral head involvement)
Combo
Clinical presentation of femoracetabular impingement
Groin pain and/or lateral hip pain
Pain might be sharp/stabbing or deep/dull ache
Pain worse with turning, twisting, standing, squatting
Tests for femoracetabular impingement
FADIR or FABER
FADIR impingement test
Knee/hip flexion with ADduction and Internal Rotation of the hip
FABER/Patricks/Figure Four
Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation of hip
Ipsilateral pain in the front is hip pathology
Contralateral pain in back is SI joint dysfunction
When would you use an MRI for a femoroacetabular impingement?
If there is clicking or catching
Tx for femoracetabular impingment
Decrease aggravating activities, NSAIDS, pt
What is a common precursor for a labral tear of the hip?
Femoroacetabular impingement
Clinical presentation of labral tear
Dull/sharp groin pain, often radiates
Catching/clicking that may cause the pain
Gold standard for imaging of labral tear
MR arthrogram (want to be able to see fluid densities with a fluid injection)
When do you let a labral tear heal on its own?
If inside the cup of the labrum and it is not rubbing/clicking
What is snapping hip syndrome?
Snapping or popping sensation in the hip with walking, getting up from a chair or swinging the leg
Cause of snapping hip syndrome
Muscle or tendon sliding over a bony prominence, which can lead to bursitis
External snapping hip syndrome
IT band over the greater trochanter (can see it while swinging the leg)
Internal snapping hip syndrome
Iliopsoas tendon over iliopectineal eminence or femoral head (anterior groin popping)
Who is at increased risk of snapping hip syndrome?
Adolescents, athletes with repetitive hip flexion, dancers
Clinical presentation of snapping hip syndrome
Snapping/popping sensation
Pseudosubluxation (sensation of hip subluxation or dislocation)
Difficulty with stairs, running, arising from seated (internal) etc
Physical exam for external snapping hip syndrome
Passive internal/external rotation of hip while laying on side
Physical exam for internal snapping hip syndrome
Flex, abduct and externally rotate hip (FABER) then extend hip
Tx for snapping hip syndrome
NSAIDs, avoidance, corticosteroid injection, PT
What is the most common cause of lateral hip pain in adults?
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (previously trochanteric bursitis)
What is greater trochanteric pain syndrome?
Repetitive overload tendinopathy (glut med and min) with hip abduction and pelvic instability
Clinical presentation of greater trochantetic pain syndrome
Lateral hip pain with localized pain to greater trochanter, pain increased with pressure over trochanter
Physical exam for greater trochanteric pain syndrome
TTP over greater trochanter, pain with resisted abduction, Trendelenburg sign due to pain not weakness
Terrible/Unhappy triad or Triad of O’Donoghue
ACL, MCL, medial meniscus
Most common MOI for MCL sprain
Knee flexion + foot planted AND lateral impact causing valgus stress and rotation