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I have cam impingement in hip. dr said physio will sort it but i read that surgery is the best to stop it causing arthritis. (i'm 18) what is best?
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Need more data: It's not clear to me what you mean by cam impingement. Is this a labrum problem? Would want to be clear why do you need surgery and I don't have that much information at this point
Answered 4/10/2017
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