Snapping hip syndrome

Last revised by Anosh Rasool on 8 Apr 2024

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Rasool A, Weerakkody Y, et al. Snapping hip syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2061

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2061

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/2061

rID:

2061

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Apr 2024, Anosh Rasool

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At the time the article was last revised Anosh Rasool had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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10 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Syndromes

Tags:

syndrome

Synonyms:

Dancer's hip
Snapping hip phenomenon
Coxa saltans

Snapping hip syndrome (also known as coxa saltans or dancer’s hip) refers to a situation where there is an audible snapping sound produced during motion of the hip.

Epidemiology

Some reports suggest that up to 10% of population may have this to some degree ⁸.

Pathology

This condition is classified into extra-articular (lateral and medial) and intra-articular types, with the external type being the most common.

Extra-articular causes

lateral
- iliotibial band snapping over the greater trochanter (proximal iliotibial band syndrome - not always audible)
- gluteus maximus snapping over the greater trochanter
medial
- snapping iliopsoas tendon from abnormal intrinsic movement, or snapping over the iliopectineal eminence.