Hip sports injuries Flashcards
What is a snapping hip?
- A condition characterised by a snapping sensation in the hip
- caused by motion of the muscles and tendons over bony structures around the hip
- common in dancers and atheletes
- 3 types of snapping hip
- external = caused by iliotibial tract sliding over GT
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internal= most common form
- iliopsoas tendon sliding over
- femoral head
- prominent iliopectioneal ridge
- extostoses
- iliopsoas bursa
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intra-articular snapping hip
- loose bodies in hip
- seen in synovial chondromatosis
- labral tear
What is the presentation of a snapping hip?
- Snapping sensation
- painful or painles
- lockng/clicking- indicative of intra-articular pathology
- External snapping- can seen this
- palpate GT when hip is actively flexed
- Internal snapping hip
- reproduced passively moving hip from a flexed and externally rotated position to an extended and internally rotated position.
What is the tx of a snapping hip?
Non operative
- Activity modification
- acute onset <6 months
- Physio, injection corticosteriods
Operative
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Excision of GT bursa with z plasty of iliotibial band
- painful external snapping hip
- tendon either partially/completely released
- maybe done with arthroscope
- variety of approaches
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Release of iliopsoas tendon
- painful internal snapping hip failed non op tx
- Hip arthroscopy w removal of loose bodies or labral debridement/repair
Discuss the epidemiology of labral tears?
- Traumatic tear of acetabular labrum that may lead to pain, intra-articular snapping hip
- highest incidence in pt with acetabular dysplasia
- all ages
- >F
- Location: anterosuperior labrum
- aetiology
- femoroacetabular impingement
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hip dysplasia
- floopy labrum more susceptible to tearing
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trauma
- hip dislocations/subluxations are a common cause
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capsular laxity
- increased translational forces across labrum due to joint hypermobility
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joint degeneration
- causes acetabular edge loading
What is the anatomy of the labrum?
- Horse- shoe appearance shaped structure continuous with transverse acetabular ligament
- 2 parts
- articular= fibrocartilage
- capsular- dense connective tissue
- Vascularity
- capsule and synovium at acetabular margin
- Innervation
- branch of nerve to quads femoris
- obturator nerve
What is the presentation of a labral tear?
- Hip pain and snapping
- vague groin pain
- sensation of locking
O/E
- anterior labral tear provocation= pain if hip is brought from fully flexed, external rotated, and abducted to extension, internal rotation and adduction
- posterior labral tear= pain if hip brought from a flexed, adducted and IR to abduction, ER and extension
What is the imaging of choice in labral tears?
- Xrays- to rule out hip dysplasia, arthritis and acetabular cysts
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MRI arthrogram study of choice
- 92% sensitive for detecting labral tears
- combined with intra-articular injections and steriod for dx adn therapeutic purposes
What is the tx of labral tears?
Non operative
- rest, nsaids, physio, steriod injections
- most first line
Operative
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Arthroscopic labral debridement
- those not amenable to repair
- post op LWB x4/52, flexion and abduction limited 4-6 wks
- outcomes 70-85% short term relief of symptoms following arthroscopic debridement, long term study not available
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Arthroscopic labral repair
- full thickness tear at labral- chondral junction
What is femoroacetabular impingment? What is its aetiology?
- A common cause of
- early onset hip dysfunction
- secondary OA
- aetiology
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Cam impingement
- refers to femoral based disorder
- usually male athletes
- includes
- decreased head/neck ratio
- aspherical femoral head
- decreased femoral offset
- femoral neck anteversion
- previous SUFE
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Pincer impingement
- refers to acetabular based disorder
- usually Active middle aged women
- includes
- anterosuperior acetabular rim overhang
- acetabular retroversion
- acetabular protrusio
- coxa profunda
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Combined Cam/Pincher impingement
- can include both pt populations
- refers to combo of above 80%
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Cam impingement
Describe the mechanism of femoroacetabular impingment?
- Result of impingment of the femoral neck against anterior edge of acetabulum
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Proximal femur abuts acetabulum with ROM, esp flexion
- occurs if femoral head/neck bone is too broad in Cam impingement
- occurs if acetabular bone/labrum overhang is too broad in Pincer impingement
What is the presentation of femoroacetabular impingment?
- Activity related groin/hip pain, exacerbated by flexion
- diffculty sitting
- mechanical hip symptoms
- can present gluteal/trochanteric pain- due to aberrant gait mechanism
O/E
- Limited hip flexion o esp IR o
- anterior impingement test- Flexion, adduction, IR = pain
- ER extremity= due to post SUFE
What is seen on xray of femoroacetabular impingment?
- xrays
- asphericity and contour of femoral head
- Pistol grip deformity = Cam impingement
- Crossover sign= indicated acetabular retrovesion in Pincer impingement
What is the tx of femoroacetabular impingment?
- Non operative
- minimally sympomatic pts
Operative
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Arthroscopic hip surgery
- mechnical / symptomatic pts
- similar results to open
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Open surgical hip dislocation
- gold standard for mx of FAI for pts with clinical signs and structural evidence of impingment
- Preserve cartilage, correctable deformity, resonable expectations
- CI morbid obseity, age >55, advanced joint disease
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periacetabular osteotomy
- structural deformity of acetabulum w poor coverage of femoral head
- osteotomy and fixation
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Total hip replacement
- age >60 yrs
What is the technique of arthroscopic hip surgery in FAI?
- Ports
- supine/lateral decubitus
- load joint with saline to distent it
- traction with well padded perineal posts
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anterolateral scope place first
- 2cm ant, 2cm sup to anteriosuperior border of GT. arthroscopic insertion over guidewire
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anterior port placed second- hip flexed and IR to loosen capsule
- located at intersection between superior ridge of GT adn ASIS
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Posterior port last
- located 2cm posterior to tip of GT
- Trim femoral head/neck Cam impingement
- Acetabular rim labral debridement vs repair
What are the complications of hip arthroscopy?
Direct injuries
- Chondral injuries from scope
Neurovascular injuries
- traction related
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Pudendal
- most common injury
- due to traction post in groin for traction
- neuropraxia or compression
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peroneal nerve injury
- traction neuropraxia
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Pudendal
- Anterolateral port= risks Superior gluteal n
- Posterolateal port= risks Sciatic nerve
- anterior port= risks lateral femoral cutaneous nerve,femoral NV bundle, ascending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery