"Femoracetabular Impingement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D057925
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.384 C23.550.347
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoracetabular Impingement- Femoracetabular Impingement
- Femoracetabular Impingements
- Impingement, Femoracetabular
- Impingements, Femoracetabular
- Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Femoroacetabular Impingements
- Impingement, Femoroacetabular
- Impingements, Femoroacetabular
- Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
- Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndromes
- Impingement Syndrome, Femoroacetabular
- Impingement Syndromes, Femoroacetabular
- Syndrome, Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Syndromes, Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Femoro-Acetabular Impingement
- Femoro Acetabular Impingement
- Femoro-Acetabular Impingements
- Impingement, Femoro-Acetabular
- Impingements, Femoro-Acetabular
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