(English) Episode 88-Navigating Femoroacetabular Impingement - From Diagnosis to Return to Play

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a pathomechanical process whereby abnormal contact between proximal femur and acetabulum at end range of hip motion induces chondrolabral lesions within the hip joint. Surgery fol- lowed by a rehabilitation program or physical therapy with possible addition of an intra-articular corticosteroid injection are the two predominant treatments. The majority of authors recognize that a well-designed rehabilitation protocol is essential to achieve good outcomes with both nonoperative and surgical treatment. However, there is little evidence about what is the best rehabilitation protocol and most of the literature available is based on expert level opinion. This current review investigates the recent literature on nonoperative and postoperative rehabilitation protocol and return to play in FAI patients and describes our approach.(Zanchi N, Safran MR, Herickhoff P. Return to play after femoroacetabular impingement. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med [Internet]. 2023;16(12):587–97. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12178-023-09871-x)