Hip Lectures Flashcards
What is the position of optimal contact ?
F + Abd + ER
Close packed position of the hip
E + slight Abd + IR
What is the least congruent position of the hip
F + Add
What is a normal femoral angle of inclination
120 degrees
How does coxa valga effect the abductors
Shortened lever arm
List 4 clinical findings of Coxa Valga
- Leg length discrepancy
- Upward pelvic Obliquity
- Adductor tightness
- Decreased abductor strength
List four clinical findings of coxa vara
- Increased adduction
- Shortening of affected limb
- Restriction of abduction
- Abductor inefficiency and shortening
List 4 affects of anteversion
- Reduced hip stability
- Medial femoral torsion
- Altered PFJ
- Altered STJ
What type of muscles have an anticipatory capacity, line of force is advantageous for compression and act close to the joint axis ?
Stabilising muscles
List two gold standard PROMs
- Copenhagen Hip and groin score
2. International hip outcome tool
What age group is Perthe’s disease common for
5-12
What age group is slipped capital femoral epiphysis common for
9-15
What age group is developmental dysplasia of the hip common for ?
Babies
What is the Warwick agreement and what does it state?
A consensus statement on the diagnosis of FAI
States that the diagnosis of FAI cannot be made without ALL 3 of the below factors
- Radiographic evidence
- Clinical findings
- Symptoms
What leg position puts greater compressive force on the gluteal tendon
Adduction
