Ep 105: Primary cam morphology—benign bump or painful prominence? With Dr Paul Dijkstra

Is primary cam morphology a plain and simple bump on the hip—nothing to worry about? Or is it much more of a burden?

Dr Paul Dijkstra, Consultant Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician and Director of Medical Education at the Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, walks through his approach to diagnosing and managing hip pain in youth athletes.

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RESOURCES

Primary cam morphology concept analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34281962/

physioFIRST pilot study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29607766/

Physiotherapist-led treatment for hip-related pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31732651/

Unravelling the relationship between cam morphology and hip osteoarthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30175856/

Zurich consensus recommendations for classifying hip-related pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31959678/

More on the YAHiR collaborative work: https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/events/Oxford-Hip-2022