If you think of the hip as a "ball and socket joint," FAI is a condition in which the femur (the ball) can become irregularly impinged against the acetabulum (socket) causing irregular mechanics, inflammation and possibly overload and tearing of the labrum.
Xa ucinga inyonga "njengelungu elinebhola nekroloma," iFAI yingulo apho ibhola inokuthi ingene ngokungafanelekanga kwikroloma nto leyo idala ulwakhiwo olungaqhelekanga, ukukrala kunye nokuthwala nzima nokukrazuka kwelabrum.