Os acetabuli and femoro-acetabular impingement: aetiology, incidence, treatment, and results

The purpose of this study was to investigate the pathogenesis, the incidence, and the results of arthroscopic treatment of os acetabuli (OSA) in a group of patients with diagnosis of femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI). We retrospectively analyzed the full documentation of 294 hips in 273 patients (21 bilateral) operated for FAI through hip arthroscopy. We reviewed all radiographs and arthro-MRI in order to identify the incidence of OSA. All...