The snapping hip is a painful and disabling condition,
related to a conflict between the greater trochanter and the soft tissue
surrounding it. It is characterized by an audible click and sometimes visible
on the thigh lateral region during the movements.
The classical treatment is with opened surgery,
but only few cases are reported. We present the case
of a young 22 years old Caucasian female with external snapping hip and
associated with tendinitis of the medium and maximus gluteus.
The diagnosis was done clinically and
radiologically with a nuclear magnetic resonance. The treatment was performed
by a hip endoscopy after failure of medical treatment and physiotherapy.
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