What does anterior groin pain during the FADIR test suggest?

What does anterior groin pain during the FADIR test suggest?

• A. Posterior aspect of hip pain indicates ligaments
• B. Lateral hip pain indicates trochanteric bursitis
• C. Anterior groin pain suggests femoroacetabular impingement
• D. Medial knee pain indicates meniscal tear

Answer: (C)

FADIR combines flexion, adduction, and internal rotation of the hip to squeeze the femoral head-neck junction against the acetabular rim. When this space is narrowed by bony impingement (either CAM-type on the femur or pincer-type on the acetabulum) or by associated labral pathology, the test reproduces pain in the anterior groin. That anterior groin pain during this maneuver is a classic sign of femoroacetabular impingement. Pain localized to other areas, like the lateral hip or knee, points away from this hip impingement pattern and toward different conditions such as trochanteric pain syndrome or knee pathology.

FADIR combines flexion, adduction, and internal rotation of the hip to squeeze the femoral head-neck junction against the acetabular rim. When this space is narrowed by bony impingement (either CAM-type on the femur or pincer-type on the acetabulum) or by associated labral pathology, the test reproduces pain in the anterior groin. That anterior groin pain during this maneuver is a classic sign of femoroacetabular impingement. Pain localized to other areas, like the lateral hip or knee, points away from this hip impingement pattern and toward different conditions such as trochanteric pain syndrome or knee pathology.