Exam 2 Flashcards
Hilton’s Law
the nerve supplying the muscles extending directly across and acting at a give joint also innervate the joint
What are the ABC’s of imaging in regards to the hip?
- Neck-shaft angle (femoral antero-/retroversion)
- Bone disease
- Joint spaces (cortical bone)
How much joint space loss is clinically significant in the hip?
.5mm
Red Flags for Systemic Origins of Hip and Groin Pain
- spinal metastases
- primary bone tumors (ie Ewing’s sarcoma)
- iliopsoas abscess
- pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Crohn’s disease
- Reiter’s syndrome/ankylosing spondylitis
- arterial insufficiency
- kidney stoes
What are possible musculoskeletal diagnoses for hip and groin pain?
- hernia
- trochanteric bursitis/snapping hip
- sciatic disorder/radiculopathy
- piriformis syndrome
- SI joint pathology
- iliac apophysitis
- fractures (avulsion, metastatic, stress)
What are two ways to categorize hip pathologies?
- age/lifespan
- mechanism of injury
Hip disorders under the age of 18 years
- congenital hip dislocation (birth - 6 mos.); 28-48 (bi-modal distribution)
- transient synovitis/Perthes disease (males: 3-10)
- Tuberculosis (3-18)
- Still’s disease (JRA); 6-13
- infective arthritis (4-18)
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis (male: 8-12)
Hip disorders over the age of 18 years
- ankylosing spondylitis (18-38: age at onset)
- Reiter’s syndrome
- pelvis inflammatory disease and low back strain (19-52)
- rheumatoid arthritis and secondary OA (24-55)
- primary OA, femoral neck fractures, and 2˚ bone tumors
Risk factors for the development of congenital hip dislocation
- positive family history
- breech presentation at birth
- congenital postural deformities
- persistent click in a stable hip
- births by c-section
- fetal growth retardation
Risk factors for the development of congenital hip dislocation
- positive family history
- breech presentation at birth
- congenital postural deformities
- persistent click in a stable hip
- births by c-section
- fetal growth retardation
Signs of congenital hip dislocation
- Galeazzi sign
- Barlow’s test
- passive dislocation
- Ortolani manuever
What are the methods of CHD treatment?
- Frejka pillows
- Pavlik harness
Shenton’s line
smooth curve line from medial edge of femur continuing upward along inferior edge of pubis
Nelaton’s line
line drawn from ischial tuberosity to ASIS of same pelvis; indicates hip dislocation or coxa vara
Bryant’s triangle
- vertical line perpendicular from ASIS to examination table
- horizontal line from tip of greater trochanter perpendicular to vertical line above
- indicates congenital hip dislocation or coxa vara
Late CHD treatment
- osteotomies (salter, chiari, and giant shelf)
- arthrodesis
- total hip arthroplasty
Adolescent hip conditions
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Legg-Calves-Pethes disease
- acquired (ie fractures)
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- often in males 12-15 years of age
- slippage of femoral capital epiphysis off the femoral neck
- main complaint of groin pain (intermittent and gradual)
- limited IR and adduction
Treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- surgical treatment
- stabilize epiphysis on femoral neck
- strong screw fixation thru femoral neck to affix femoral head
Signs and Symptoms of Legg-Calves-Perthes disease
- pain in the hip with common referral to the thigh and knee
- Trendelenburg gait
- Limited hip ROM (esp IR and ABD)
What are the four LCP classification systems?
- Waldenström
- Catterall
- Salter & Thompson
- Herring
Treatment for Legg-Calves-Perthes disease
- surgical: osteotomy
- conservative: bracing/casting, pain-free ROM, isometric strengthening
Acquired adolescent hip injuries
- apophysitis
- fracture
*potential sites include the ASIS, ischial tuberosity, and severe HS tear
Signs and symptoms of acquired adolescent hip injuries
- pain
- swelling
- point tenderness
- recent growth spurt
- significant increase in level of activity or participation
Treatment for acquired adolescent hip injuries
- surgical in rare cases
- physical therapy aimed at strengthening, cautious stretching, modalities, and functional progression
Types of traumatic hip dislocations
- posterior without fracture
- posterior with fracture
- anterior
- anterior with fracture
- central fracture dislocations
Mechanism of injury for posterior hip dislocation without fracture
- force along femoral shaft with hip in flexion/adduction
- dashboard or fall on flexed knee
*Rads exhibit femoral head above acetabulum
Treatment of posterior hip dislocation without fracture
- emergent situation
- closed reduction with brief anesthesia
- Goal: minimize femoral head and neck vessel trauma
Posterior hip dislocation with fracture
- 50% with posterior dislocation fracture the posterior acetabular lip
- surgical indications: remove loose bony fragments, restore joint stability, and congruity
- accurate reduction
Complications following posterior hip dislocation with and without fracture
- avascular necrosis of femoral head and neck
- sciatic nerve lesion (peroneal > tibial nerve division)
- DJD (late)
Mechanism of injury for anterior hip dislocation without fracture
- violent injury forces hip into ext, abd, and ER
- mush less common
- rads show femoral head below the acetabulum
- closed reduction
- complications include neurovascular compromise (NAVL)
Anterior hip dislocations with fracture
- fracture of femoral head
- closed reduction
- complications include DJD, aseptic necrosis, and recurrent dislocations
Mechanism of injury for central fracture-dislocations
-severe blow to lateral hip (i.e. MVA); drives head of femur into acetabular wall
Treatment for central fracture-dislocations
- closed reduction with continuous traction
- possible THR or acetabular replacement
- Post-traumatic DJD is a potential “late” complication
What are the two types of femoral stress fractures?
- fatigue - repetitive prolonged stress on otherwise normal bone
- insufficiency - normal stresses on abnormal bone
What are the two types of stress fractures?
compression and distraction
What are the three sites for compression stress fractures?
- calcaneus
- medial tibial plateau
- mid-tibia
What are the four sites for distraction stress fractures?
- metatarsal shaft
- femoral neck
- pars interarticularis (lumbar spine)
- pubic ramus
What is the continuum of events resulting in stress fracture?
- causal event, “training error”
- pain after exercise, relieved by short rest
- tolerable pain during exercise, more marked with exercise, relieved with longer rest
- intolerable pain during and after exercise, partially relieved by long rest
- constant pain, no relief with rest
Signs and symptoms of a femoral stress fracture
- point tenderness
- soft tissue swelling
- palpable callus (occurs with healing; only palpable on femoral shaft)
- antalgic gait
- FABER’s test
- femoral bending test (shaft)
- may have + heel pounding test
- radiographs
- bone scan
Treatment for a femoral stress fracture
- crutches
- bed rest
- surgical nailing
- endoprosthesis; THA
- physical therapy
Trochanteric bursitis
- hx of overuse or change in training
- increased pain with stairs
- preceded by low grade LBP
- insidious onset
- pseudo-radicular symptoms
Physical findings of trochanteric bursitis
- normal back exam
- site of tenderness (may decrease w/ spread of stimulus)
- pain with resisted hip abduction
- hip abductor weakness
- Ober’s sign (IT band tightness)
Treatment of trochanteric bursitis
- ice
- iontophoresis
- NSAIDs
- NMES to gluteals
- US
- IT band stretching (PT and pt.)
- gluteal strengthening (≤ 3 wks.)
- external rotator strengthening (≤ 3 wks.)
Ischiogluteal bursitis
hx of prolonged sitting (driving, bleachers, etc.)
Physical exam findings of ischiogluteal bursitis
- normal low back exam
- full hip ROM
- (-) neurotension signs, but pain referred down the leg
- pain relieved with standing
Treatment for ischiogluteal bursitis
- modalities (ionto, US, ice)
- doughnut cushion
- stretching and strengthening as indicated
Piriformis Syndrome
- insidious onset
- may have radicular-type symptoms
Physical findings of piriformis syndrome
- normal back exam
- tight hip IR
- site of tenderness
- (+) piriformis sign
- (+) FADER test
Treatment for piriformis syndrome
- modalities
- hip stretching
- PNF techniques
Meralgia Parasthetica
usually following surgery; scar begins to encircle the lateral femoral cutaneous n. resulting in pain; cicatrix
Snapping Hip Syndrome
generally involved IT band over greater trochanter, but may also involve the iliopsoas tendon
the iliopsoas tendon shifts laterally in relation to the center of the femoral head during hip flexion, then shifts medially in relation to the center of the femoral head during hip extension
Etiology of snapping hip syndrome
- loose bodies
- hip subluxation
- synovial chondromatosis
- osteocartilaginous exostosis
Clinical signs and symptoms of snapping hip syndrome
- insidious onset
- painful popping of the hip
- audible click
- palpation unremarkable
Treatment for snapping hip syndrome
- restore normal ROM and strength
- activity modifications
- appropriate flexibility exercises
Femoral acetabular impingement
occurs when there is decreased joint clearance between the femur and acetabulum; can be cam or pincer impingement; associated with onset of hip OA
Similar impingement noted after THA
Cam Impingement
occurs when the femoral head has abnormally large radius - leads to loss of normal spherical junction between femoral head and neck; abnormal contact between femur and acetabulum with flexion, add, and IR; implicated in loss of antero-superior labral and chondral lesions; more common in young athletic males (22-42 yoa.)
Pincer Impingement
occurs when there is abnormal acetabulum with increased overcoverage; general (coxa profunda) or local anterior (acetabular retroversion); persistent abutment of femoral head into acetabulum postero-inferior chondral lesions; more common in middle-aged athletic women
Exam findings of femoral acetabular impingement
- (+) Fair test
- Log-roll test
- Cross-over sign on rads
Hip Degeneration
- neoplasm
- arthritis
Causes of hip degeneration
- idiopathic
- post-traumatic degeneration
- avascular necrosis
- long-term steroid use
- familial
Radiographic findings of hip degeneration
- narrowing joint space
- osteophyte formation
- subchondral cysts
Signs and symptoms of hip degeneration
- decreased hip ROM
- impaired gait
- sleep difficulties
- difficulty with active hip flexion
- general hip weakness
- groin pain
- (+) hip scouring and distraction
- adduction test (3 zones)
Treatment for hip degeneration
- NSAIDs
- physical therapy - joint mobs
- activity modification
- THA/THR
Surgical approaches for THA
- posterior
- lateral
- anterolateral
- transtrochanteric
- straight anterior
Materials used for THA
cemented: strong adhesive - methyl methacrolate; allows for early weight bearing
porous-coated: in-growth of bone to adhere; may require initial weight bearing limitations; Wolff’s law
THA Intra-Operative Complications
- anaphylactic reaction to cement
- DVT
- respiratory complications
- loss of blood
- inadvertent femoral shaft fracture
THA “Early” Complications
- ectopic classification
- dislocation of hip
- wound infection, DVT
- leg-length inequality
- femoral/sciatic nerve injury (usually fibular)
THA “Late” Complications
- aseptic loosening
- sepsis
- dislocation
- femoral fracture
- heterotopic ossification
- chronic pain
Post-Op THA Treatment
- mobility - determine weight bearing status; appropriate assistive device
- therapeutic exercise - muscle setting exercises, isometrics, ankle pumps, SLR
- Patient education - hip precautions (motions to avoid), ADL modifications, adaptive equipment
What are the components of functional stability at the knee?
- passive ligamentous restraints
- joint geometry
- muscular restraints
- joint compressive forces
What is the joint geometry like in the knee?
- medial compartment: convex femoral condyle articulates with concave tibial plateau
- lateral compartment: convex femoral condyle articulates with convex tibial plateau