What is a herniation pit?

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Herniation pits are small benign oval lesions that were reported to be always lying within the super-lateral femoral neck, and were first described in 1982 by Michael J. Pitt. They are usually a unilateral incidental finding along with asymptomatic course.

What does cam deformity mean?

What is a cam deformity or a cam lesion? The hip is a ball and a socket joint. The ball is called the femoral head and the socket is called the acetabulum. In patients with a cam deformity, the head is not perfectly spherical and does not fit well into the socket.

What is impingement in the hip?

Hip impingement, or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), occurs when the femoral head (ball of the hip) pinches up against the acetabulum (cup of the hip). When this happens, damage to the labrum (cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum) can occur, causing hip stiffness and pain, and can lead to arthritis.

Is femoral neck part of the hip?

Your hip is a ball and socket joint where your upper leg meets your pelvis. At the top of your femur (which is your thigh bone) is the femoral head. This is the “ball” that sits in the socket. Just below the femoral head is the femoral neck.

How do you fix cam deformity?

Surgical treatment for a cam deformity can usually be done arthroscopically, a minimally invasive procedure using small incisions and specialized instruments. The goal of cam surgery, also called femoroplasty is to reshape the head and neck of the femur and remove the cam lesion or extra bone.

Does Cam impingement need surgery?

If hip impingement syndrome causes significant pain and symptoms don’t improve with nonsurgical treatment or therapeutic injections, our orthopedic surgeons may recommend surgery. They can reshape the bones in the hip joint, so that the round femoral head can rotate smoothly within the socket-shaped acetabulum.

Can you fix hip impingement without surgery?

Non-surgical treatment should always be considered first when treating impingement. This condition can often be resolved with rest, modifying activity behaviour to adapt to change in hip structure, physical therapy input and/or appropriate painkillers.

How can I increase my femoral neck bone density?

Due to their high impact profile, weight-bearing exercises, such as brisk walking (5–6 km/h), running and jumping, have been found to increase femoral neck BMD in postmenopausal women [12,13].

Is femoral neck fracture serious?

A femoral neck fracture can tear the blood vessels and cut off the blood supply to the femoral head. If the blood supply to the femoral head is lost, the bone tissue will die (a process called avascular necrosis), leading to the eventual collapse of the bone.

Does cam deformity require surgery?

How common is cam deformity?

The prevalence of imaging features of cam-type FAI on CT was 31% in asymptomatic Korean adults. Cam deformity was commonly observed in the anterosuperior region of the femoral head-neck junction.

Does hip impingement require hip replacement?

Patients diagnosed with hip impingement syndrome can preserve their hip joint through a combination of nonsurgical and surgical treatment methods. Surgery is often recommended if nonsurgical methods have failed to reduce symptoms. The key, however, is early intervention.