Dr. Matt Girodanelli, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS March 5, 2020 The Athlete's Corner Getting Hip to Femoralacetabular Impingement Dr. Matt Girodanelli, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS March 5, 2020 The Athlete's Corner Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is a hip pathology that involves excessive bone growth (bone spur) on either the femur (ball) or the acetabulum (cup) side of the hip joint, resulting in abnormal movement in the hip joint.