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A member asked:

I have a right cam fai, it typically hurts in the groin area, esp.when pivoting recently i been having a lot of pain in outter hip area. related fai?

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Dr. Brian Chimenti answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

FAI: Likely related to fai. Other possibilities (depending on what you mean by outer hip area) include trochanteric bursitis or tendinitis. See your ortho doc.

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Answered 5/1/2013

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