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
What phase of sprinting is associated with hamstring strains
Late swing
Where do hamstring strains most commonly occur and what muscle is most commonly affected
- intramuscular tendon
- biceps femoris
