Hip pain in active patients: What you may be missing.

HIP joint injury diagnosis; PHYSICALLY active people; PERIODIC health examinations; GAIT disorders; MUSCULOSKELETAL system

The article discusses the diagnosis of hip joint pain of physically active patients through imaging studies for musculoskeletal and nonmusculoskeletal causes. It notes that a gait assessment is needed at the beginning of a periodic health examination which compares the range of flexion on affected and unaffected sides. It mentions that greater external rotation of foot can result from femoral acetabular impingement (FAI).