What is femoral acetabular impingement - cam type?

The hip joint is made up of the ball (femoral head) and the socket of the hip. CAM type impingement is the presence of a bump on the surface of the ball which hits (impinges) on the rim of the (acetabulum) socket causing hip/groin pain and limited range of motion. This can lead to arthritis.

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Top 5 symptoms reported by people with femoral acetabular impingement - cam type*

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Top treatments taken by people for femoral acetabular impingement - cam type*

Who has femoral acetabular impingement - cam type on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 16
40s 10
50s 11
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 23

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What is femoral acetabular impingement - cam type?

The hip joint is made up of the ball (femoral head) and the socket of the hip. CAM type impingement is the presence of a bump on the surface of the ball which hits (impinges) on the rim of the (acetabulum) socket causing hip/groin pain and limited range of motion. This can lead to arthritis.



Common symptoms reported by people with femoral acetabular impingement - cam type

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for femoral acetabular impingement - cam type

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Who has femoral acetabular impingement - cam type on PatientsLikeMe?

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  • 17 say femoral acetabular impingement - cam type is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 16
40s 10
50s 11
60s 1
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 23

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 22
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from femoral acetabular impingement - cam type patients who have completed their condition history
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