Adductor longus is a muscle on the inner (medial) side of the thigh. It helps pull the leg toward the body’s midline and supports hip stability during movement. It is commonly discussed in sports medicine and orthopedics when evaluating groin pain. It is also relevant in physical therapy, gait analysis, and certain hip procedures.
Adductor brevis is a small muscle on the inner (medial) side of the thigh. It helps bring the leg toward the midline, a movement called hip adduction. It is commonly discussed in sports medicine and orthopedics when evaluating groin pain. It also matters in physical therapy and anatomy because it works with other “adductor” muscles to stabilize the hip and pelvis.
Activity-related hip pain is hip or groin pain that is brought on or worsened by movement or physical loading. It often improves with rest, at least early on. Clinicians use the term to describe a symptom pattern rather than a single diagnosis. It is commonly discussed in orthopedics, sports medicine, physical therapy, and primary care evaluations of hip complaints.
Activity modification means changing how much, how often, or how you do an activity to reduce stress on a painful or injured area. It is commonly used in orthopedics, sports medicine, and physical therapy for hip, knee, spine, and tendon problems. It can be temporary during a flare or part of a longer-term joint care plan. It aims to keep people active while lowering symptom triggers.
Acetabuloplasty is a hip-preservation procedure that reshapes part of the acetabulum, the socket of the hip joint. In plain terms, it adjusts the socket’s bony edge to improve how the ball-and-socket joint fits and moves. It is most commonly discussed in the context of hip arthroscopy and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Depending on the clinical goal, it may reduce excess socket coverage or help optimize socket shape during corrective hip surgery.
The **Acetabulofemoral joint** is the main ball-and-socket joint of the hip. It is formed where the **femoral head** (ball) meets the **acetabulum** (socket) of the pelvis. The term is commonly used in anatomy, orthopedics, sports medicine, and physical therapy to describe hip joint structure and function.
Acetabular version describes how the hip socket is rotated and oriented in the pelvis. It is usually discussed as “anteversion” (more forward-facing) or “retroversion” (more backward-facing). It is commonly measured on hip imaging and referenced in hip preservation and hip replacement planning. It helps clinicians describe hip structure in a precise, repeatable way.
Acetabular undercoverage means the hip socket does not cover the ball of the hip as much as expected. It is a structural finding related to hip shape and alignment. Clinicians most often discuss it when evaluating hip pain, instability, or hip dysplasia. It is commonly described using X-rays and other imaging measurements.
Acetabular teardrop is a teardrop-shaped shadow seen on a standard front-view (AP) pelvis X-ray. It is a radiographic landmark, meaning it is a feature created by overlapping bone contours on imaging. Clinicians use it as a reference point when assessing hip anatomy, alignment, and certain hip conditions. It is commonly discussed in orthopedic imaging, trauma evaluations, hip dysplasia workups, and hip replacement planning.
Acetabular sourcil is a radiology term for the dense “roof” of the hip socket seen on X-rays. It looks like a curved white line above the hip joint space, sometimes described as an “eyebrow.” It represents the main weight-bearing area of the acetabulum (the socket). Clinicians use it most often when reading pelvis and hip imaging.