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Medial synovial fold cyst in the hip leading to pectineofoveal impingement.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Nakano, Naoki 

Abstract

Pectineofoveal impingement is a relatively rare condition, which can cause hip or groin pain along with mechanical symptoms of clicking in the young adult. We present the case of a 13-year-old girl who was referred to us with left hip pain, which had been affecting her for over six months along with mechanical symptoms of clicking. Following appropriate clinical examination and investigations the patient underwent arthroscopic surgery of her hip. At arthroscopy, a cyst was identified on the medial synovial fold, which was abutting against the zona orbicularis leading to pectineofoveal impingement. The cyst was decompressed and the synovial fold excised arthroscopically. Following arthroscopic intervention, the patient did extremely well and remains asymptomatic at the last follow-up (7 months following the procedure). The case highlights the importance of the medial synovial fold pathology as an important cause for pain and mechanical symptoms in the young adult hip.

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Keywords

1103 Clinical Sciences, Clinical, Clinical Medicine and Science, Pain Research, Pain Conditions - Chronic, Musculoskeletal

Journal Title

J Hip Preserv Surg

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Journal ISSN

2054-8397
2054-8397

Volume Title

4

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)