Keywords:
Dysplasias, Imaging sequences, eLearning, Conventional radiography, MR, Musculoskeletal system, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint
Authors:
A. Thomas1, R. Dominguez Oronoz1, M. Vera Cartas1, S. Roche1, X. Merino Casabiel1, V. Pineda1, S. Gispert2; 1Barcelona/ES, 2Badalona/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-1005
Purpose
Ischiofemoral impingement (IFI) is a rare cause of hip pain that is due to an abnormal contact between the lesser trochanter of the femur and the ischium.
This is the result of a narrowing of the ischiofemoral space,
leading to muscular,
tendon and neural changes.
This anomaly was first described in patients after total joint replacement but it has since been described in young patients with no history of trauma in association with anatomical or functional disorders.1
Clinically,
patients present groin pain,
that frequently radiates distally from the posterior thigh,
caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve.
Pain may increase during specific motions such as hip flexion,
abduction and/or internal rotation.
The purpose of our study is to describe the imaging findings in this pathology and analyze its incidence in young patients with hip pain and with no history of trauma,
associated to dysplasia and other anatomical disorders.