Characterization and Correction of Symptomatic Hip Impingement in American Football Linemen

BACKGROUND: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) morphology can lead to range-of-motion deficits in football players. It is therefore important for physicians treating these players to be aware of the location and implications of FAI morphology. PURPOSE/QUESTIONS: We sought to characterize the radiographic deformity and dynamic impingement observed in a consecutive series of American football linemen with symptomatic, mechanical hip pain who …