Hip Flashcards
Does intra-articular hip pain a localized or global set of symptoms
Intra-articular hip pain really goes into just the hip
What is the normal range for femoral torsion
How do you measure it
Normal 8-15°
Under 8° toes out Increased ER- retroversion
Over 15° toes in -Increased IR Anterversion
Craigs test: prone, measure angle between tibial shaft and table when the greater trochanter is most lateral
Describe character traits of someone with developmental dysplasial
Mostly girls, White, unilatera
Signs and symptoms of developmental dysplasia
limited or asymmetrical abduction asymmetrical thigh false positive Galezzi, telescope, or ortolani signs
Developmental dysplasia treatments
Below 9 months:Abduction diaper Pavlik harness
Past 9 months: abduction orthosis or surgery
Open packed position of the hip
FABER
One of the only joints where openpacked position is optimal articular contact, not the closed packed position.
Flexion and external rotation tend to uncoil the ligaments and make them slack
How do you distinguish Synovitis from septic arthritis
Septic arthritis:
Will present with fever, malaise and decreased appetite. Young: two years old, Hip held an open pack position to due to pain
Tx: Aspiration, IV and antibiotics.
Synovitis
inflammation of synovial lining
Not medical emergency like septic arthritis. Usually has upper respiratory infection. Can lead to AVN. Decreased hip IR due to pain, fever LESS than 101
Tx: managed with partial weight-bearing now and imaging needed due to soft tissue origin
Describe leg calves Perthes disease
Very young boys, AVN of femoral head, self limiting, unilateral
pain at night, decreased hip abduction and external rotation, most comfortable position an open pack position and present with hip flexion contracture. Psoatic limp is worst in the day, Obligatory adduction
Treatment: promote optimal compressive forces and Osteokinematic compressive F for spherical head to develop, usually have THA at early age
Describe SCFE
Occurs in skeletally immature patients boys 10 to 16 years old
- Growth plate defect
- 50% or bilateral
- Gradual onset with medial side hip pain
Decreased extension and hip IR and increased hip flexion angle
- Images: A-P frog leg
- 3 Grades: greater than 50% slippage = grade 2
- treatment: ORIF
SAME DAY OR ER REFERRAL
in very active or fat boys
What are non-musculoskeletal origins of hip pain
Appendicitis: Mcburey point 3.8-5.1 cm (1.5-2 inches) from the navel to the RIGHT ASIS,
Hernia
Kidney/Uterur referral
Hip OA cluster
What is the most specific OA finding
*Moderate anterior or lateral hip pain with weight bearing activities
*Morning stiffness >60 minutes
Decreased IR and Flexion by >15° difference from CL side, or <25 IR ROM
*Painful IR
* > 50 years
Decreased IR is most Sp, but any ROM loss could be due to OA
Intra-ariticlar hip pain sign
FABER
Hip Labral tear cluster
Hip locking
Catching, clicking pain
Instability, instances of giving way
Anterior hip pain
Diagnosis of Labral tear anterior vs posterior. Which is more common?
Rule out labral tears using FABER, if (-) than tear isnt there. FABER is a intra-articular sign. Clicking is a good way to rule in, moderate association
Resisted SLR tests the posterior labrum. Test position is in ER and ABD
Femoral impingement test: will test the anterior and superior labrum, position of IR and ADD for test.
Hip labral tear MOI
Extension and ER
Surgery for hip displasia
PAO to correct loss of coverage
H.D is a combo of pincer and CAM deformity
Illiopsoas bursitis
Pain with direct palpation and MMT resisted hip flexion
May have snapping
Due to over use
pain over anterior hip
Femoral neck stress fracture
Can be tension (worse) or compression fracture (Compression at femoral neck)
Consider bone health and frail females
May not see fracture for 3-4 weeks but MRI is gold standard
Osteitis pubis
Can occur after lower abdominal Sx like bladder or prostate surgery
Overuse related to muscular imbalance in pelvic instability. Ab muscles and posterior vertebral muscles work together to stabilize pelvis.
- tests: compression test Faber decreased hip range of motion SI joint dysfunction pubic symphysis gap test adductor muscle testing unilateral and bilateral
- Pain with kicking?
How do you rule in Nerve entrapment.
If no pain and just weakness, rule in nerve entrapment.
How can you tell Obturator N. entrapment from lateral femoral cuteanous nerve and Inguinal nerve entrapment
-Obturator N: medial thigh pain with exercise and adductor weakness
-Inguinal N: Groin and scrotal pain, overdoing it, Ab mus hypertrophy, preg. Hip hyper extension will bring on symptoms
-Lateral femoral cuteanous nerve: Sensory only over lateral/anterior thigh. Also known as merlagia parethestica
How do you rule down SIJ pain with hip concerns
SIJ pain will not present in anterior hip
Pain will be in groin, thigh and butt and mostly PSIS
How can you rule up kidney involement with hip pain?
Costovertebral thumb test by thumping first over ribs to vibrate kidneys
unrelieved by position
Signs and symptoms in piriformis syndrome
Pain in glutes
Aggravated with sitting
Tenderness over greater sciatic notch
Increased pain with piriformis tension: Add+IR with palpation of greater sciatic notch
Active piriformis test: Side lying, resistance in FABER
What does the sciatic nerve branch into
L4-S3
Branches off to the tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve.
-Common peroneal nerve goes to short head biceps and and splits into the superficial (innervates lateral leg muscles) and deep peroneal nerve to innervate anterior leg muscles
what is the sciatic nerve innervation and what the relationship to the pirifomris
L4-S3, Sciaitc N runs through the piriformis and superior gluteal nerve innervates the piriformis
What does the sciatic nerve innervate?
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hamstring muscles, adductor magnus, and glutes (via inferior gluteal N
Can be tested with the SLR test
What is Maralgia paresthetica
Sensory loss of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve L1 - L3
Burning, aching, numbness, buzzing lightning over lateral anterior thigh.
Must rule out lower back pain
Relief with sitting may occur due to decreased pressure on inguinal nerve
Tests: Pelvic compression test to decrease pain, Femoral N neuro dynamic testing
How can you distinguish: Bursitis, Glutemedius and minimus tendinopathy, tendon tear, and IT band, snapping hip syndrome
-Bursitis will feel boggy to palpation
- Tendinopathy will react to activity and will have muscle based signs such as weakness, trendelenburg and + ER derotation test
-Tear will have a related MOI and dramatic weakness
- IT band syndrome/ snapping hip will have + Obers test, TFL hypertrophy, snapping will distinguish it from IT band pathology
-Internal snapping hip is also known as coxa sultans and affects the femoral head and the illiofemoral ligament
What is Coxa Sultans
- Internal snapping hip is a syndrome
- Caused by the snapping of the iliopsoas tendon over the underlying hip capsule and femoral head.
- Popping with repetitive active hip flexion and extension
- doen’t have to snap to make the diagnosis