Femoral Acetabular Impingements (FAIs) are a medical condition whereby a hip joint is damaged due to the chaffing caused by the abnormal bone morphology present on either the femur head or the acetabular rim (or both). Untreated FAIs have been associated with the development of cartilage damage, labral tears and early hip arthritis, among other
symptoms.
A physician will usually diagnose a hip suffering from a FAI using radiographic (X-Rays) or computed tomographic (CT) images.  Both image-acquisition techniques have their strength and weaknesses regarding diagnosis of FAIs: X-Ray images are easy to acquire but suffer from limited perspective while CT images give a three-dimensional view but require several months advance reservation to acquire. This seminar will cover our ongoing research to create a technique granting physicians a 3D femur for analysis using multiple radiographs of a patient’s hip. This approach combines the advantages of both image-acquisition techniques while greatly reducing a FAIs’ diagnosis time.