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PRACTICE QUESTION
A 19-year-old male ice hockey player presents to your outpatient facility with a chief complaint of left groin pain. He is a goaltender and notes having increased groin pain during and after competition.
During the subjective interview, he reports a reproducible ‘popping’ sensation during squatting activities in his training program. He denies having any significant previous injuries aside from a high-grade proximal rectus femoris tear when he was 16 years old. He denies having a specific incident that led to his symptoms and describes his pain as a deep ache and he cannot localize it to a specific isolated location. After competition he reports having increased groin pain with prolonged sitting, deep squatting, walking up stairs.
When attempting to make the diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, what three categories need to be satisfied?
- Clinical signs
- Symptoms
- Blood Testing
- Radiology
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Answer Choices
- Clinical Signs
According to the Warwick Agreement published by Griffin and colleagues, the diagnosis of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) should be utilized when appropriate clinical signs, symptoms, and radiology have been satisified.
- Symptoms
According to the Warwick Agreement published by Griffin and colleagues, the diagnosis of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) should be utilized when appropriate clinical signs, symptoms, and radiology have been satisified.
- Blood testing
Presently, blood testing is not a beneficial measure in determining the presence of FAIS.
According to the Warwick Agreement published by Griffin and colleagues, the diagnosis of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) should be utilized when appropriate clinical signs, symptoms, and radiology have been satisified.
- Radiology
According to the Warwick Agreement published by Griffin and colleagues, the diagnosis of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) should be utilized when appropriate clinical signs, symptoms, and radiology have been satisified.
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