Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome
Meaning of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, femoroacetabular impingement syndrome means a disorder of the hip due to abnormal contact between the proximal femur and the acetabulum, in the presence of: (a) relevant symptoms and corresponding clinical signs; and (b) imaging findings that are consistent with cam morphology or pincer morphology.
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 42 of 2017
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting femoroacetabular impingement syndrome or death from femoroacetabular impingement syndrome with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)running or jogging an average of at least 30 kilometres per week for the one month before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
- (2)undertaking weight bearing exercise involving repeated activity of the hip on the affected side, at a minimum intensity of five METs, for at least four hours per week for the one month before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (3)increasing the frequency, duration or intensity of weight bearing activity involving the hip on the affected side by at least 100 percent, to a minimum intensity of five METs for at least two hours per day, within the seven days before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (4)running or jogging an average of at least 30 kilometres per week for the one month before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
- (5)undertaking weight bearing exercise involving repeated activity of the hip on the affected side, at a minimum intensity of five METs, for at least four hours per week for the one month before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (6)increasing the frequency, duration or intensity of weight bearing activity involving the hip on the affected side by at least 100 percent, to a minimum intensity of five METs for at least two hours per day, within the seven days before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (7)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 8(4) to 8(7) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
Balance of Probabilities (BoP) — Statement of Principles No. 43 of 2017
7 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, femoroacetabular impingement syndrome or death from femoroacetabular impingement syndrome is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)running or jogging an average of at least 60 kilometres per week for the one month before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
- (2)undertaking weight bearing exercise involving repeated activity of the hip on the affected side, at a minimum intensity of five METs, for at least six hours per week for the one month before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (3)increasing the frequency, duration or intensity of weight bearing activity involving the hip on the affected side by at least 100 percent, to a minimum intensity of five METs for at least four hours per day, within the seven days before the clinical onset of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (4)running or jogging an average of at least 60 kilometres per week for the one month before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
- (5)undertaking weight bearing exercise involving repeated activity of the hip on the affected side, at a minimum intensity of five METs, for at least six hours per week for the one month before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (6)increasing the frequency, duration or intensity of weight bearing activity involving the hip on the affected side by at least 100 percent, to a minimum intensity of five METs for at least four hours per day, within the seven days before the clinical worsening of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (7)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 8(4) to 8(7) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
