FABER distance test can be a simple screen for femoroacetabular impingement (AAOS)
Session:
421-435-Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy IV
Location
Venetian Ballroom D
Presentation Number:
Paper 423
Title:
Relationship Between the Faber Distance Test and the Radiographic Alpha-angle in Patients with FAI
Classification:
+Hip and Pelvis (including hip arthroscopy) (Sports Med/Arthro)
Keywords:
Hip; Radiographic Analysis; Injuries
Author(s):
Marc J. Philippon, MD, Vail, Colorado
Christiano Trindade Sr, MD, Vail, Colorado
Kiyokazu Fukui, MD, Kahoku-gun, Japan
Karen K. Briggs, MPH, Vail, Colorado
INTRODUCTION: FABER (Flexion Abduction External Rotation) test is a clinical exam used to screen patients for sacroiliac joint and hip joint pathology. This test is widely used by orthopaedic surgeons, with good sensitivity but low specificity for detection of intra-articular pathologies. The FABER distance test (FDT) has been used as a diagnostic test for CAM impingement. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the FABER distance test and other clinical test associated with CAM impingement.
METHODS: A p...
