Lecture 7- Hip Flashcards
Ligamentum Teres
Predominantly arises from the transverse acetabular ligament (inferior margin of the acetabulum)
Attached to the periosteum by 2 bands (ischial and pubic margin of the acetabular notch)
Flat near the acetabular and roundish on its femoral attachment (Fovea capitis)
Length 30 – 35 mm
Ligamentum Teres function
Evidence is lacking
– Strong, bundled and intraar1cular
– Can be considered as the ACL of the knee
– Taut when the hip is in its least stable posi1on (flexion/ adduc1on/external rota1on)
– Nocicep1on and coordina1on movement (because of its innerva1on)
– Provide blood supply to the developing hip joint
– Windshield wiper effect (synovial distribu1on)
– Pa1ents usually report an hyperabduc1on type of injury
Anterior hip pain, what could it be?
Most common: Synovitis Labral Tear Chondropathy Osteoarthritis
Lateral hip pain, what could it be?
Most common: Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome Gluteus tear and tendinopathy Trochanteric Bursitis
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip
- Insidious onset of dull ache in anterior hip/groin
• Symptoms located in part in the L3 dermatome
(groin, anterior thigh, the knee and the leg as far as the ankle)
• Sometime may present as unilateral lower back pain
• > 50 years
• Morning stiffness which eases with movement which become continuous, can disturb sleep - Exacerbated by weight bearing and cold weather
• Can be primary or secondary (90%) to trauma, bony abnormality or inflamma1on / infec1on
• Presents with a capsular paFern at the hip (internal rota1on most limited, flexion, extension and abduc1on*)
Osteoarthritis in early and late stages
In early stage
– Capsular stiffening (internal rotation, flexion, abduction and extension)
– Lost of the elastic end-feel In more advanced stage
– Gross limitation with loss of all rotational movement
– Functional is predominantly in flexion/extension – Hard end-feel associated with crepitus
Most osteoarthritis hips show what?
Most osteoarthro1c hips show superolateral migra1on of the femoral head with localized erosion of the car1lage at the lateral border of the labrum
Treatment for osteoarthritis
Early or slowly progressing (capsular paWern, ligamentous end-feel and no crepitus)
– Capsular stretching (flexion/extension/internal rota1on) – Trac1on
– Muscular re-educa1on (stretching/strengthening)
Advanced or quickly progressing (non-capsular paWern, hard end-feel and crepitus)
– Surgery (hip replacement)
– Intra-ar1cular Injec1on (temporary relief)
Hip Impingement
Abutment between the proximal femur and the rim of the acetabulum
Most oqen occur anteriorly with flexion and rota1on of the hip
Can start in adolescent or adulthood, gradually progressing and can injure the labrum and the car1lage (ADL)
Femeroacetabular impingement
FAI is a common cause of labral injury and has been iden1fied as being a major factor in hip OA as with hip dysplasia.
FAI is mainly related to 2 components:
– Morphological abnormali1es (head/neck/ acetabular)
– Repeated hip flexion
… Resul1ng in an impingement of the
femoral neck on the labrum
Patient history of a patient with hip impingement
• Pa1ent 20 – 50 years old (male 2/3 of cases)
• Anterolateral hip gradual and progressive pain
• C-sign
• Sharp pain when turning toward the affected hip
• Prolonged sirng, rising, and gerng out of car
• Leaning forward
• Usually no pain during walking
Diagnosis of a patient with hip impingement
As such… the diagnosis rests on 3 converging lines of evidence
1. Pattern of pain
2. + impingement maneuver
3. Imaging study
a. Cam-effect (66 – 75%)
b. Pincer effect (25%)
c. Mixed-type (prevalence 19 – 42% to 80%)
Impingement test: FADIR pain is a positive for hip impingement
Treatment options for hip impingement
– Rest is not likely to help
– Physical therapy
– Surgery
The labrum
The labrum is analogous to the Knee meniscus and GH labrum
Func1on:
1. Enhance joint stability(seal)
2. ↓force transmitted to the articular cartilage
- Proprioceptive feedback
The joint capsule is supported by: - Pubofemoral(inferiorly)
- Ischiofemoral(posteriorly)
- Iliofemoral(anteriorly)
Labral tears are commonly associated with
– Femoroacetabular impingement
– Capsular laxity
– Articular cartilage degeneration
– Hip dysplasia
How an acetabular tear occurs
Shearing force that occur with
• Twisting
• Pivoting, and
• Falling
Because of its innervation (free nerve ending), labral tear will likely produce pain
North America: Anterosuperiorly (twisting/ pivoting)
Asian: posteriorly (hyperflexion/squatting motion)
Types of labral tear
- Radial flap (+++)
- Radial fibrillated
- Longitudinal peripheral
- Abnormally mobile
Most commonly occur in an anterior and anterosuperior loca1on
Mechanism of injury oqen relates to an external rota8on force in a hyperextended hip positon or repe88ve microtrauma associated with twis8ng and pivo8ng.
Signs and symptoms of acetabular Labral tears
ALT is a frequent cause of anterior hip and groin pain (90%) but too oqen undiagnosed or misdiagnosded for many years
Pain in the lateral hip region is likely associated with trochanteric bursi1s or ilio1bial band syndrome
Anterior Tear: anterior pain
Posterior Tear: BuWock pain
Pa1ent also report:
– Clicking and locking (+++) – Catching or giving way
Tests for Labral tears
- FABER test- pain in hip, SIJ or abductors is positive sign
- Scour test-Positive is pain, apprehension or “catching” in hip.
- Resisted straight leg raise test- pain in hip area is positive
If a Labral tear is found, what else should you test your patient for
potential impingement, capsular laxity, and articular cartilage degeneration
- Impingementtest(FADIR)
- Logrolltest
- Long-axisfemoraldistrac1on 4. Generalligamentlaxity
- HipROM
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
• Late childhood to adolescence
• Boys > Girls
• Obesity is a factor
• Can occur bilaterally too
• Presents with a limp and ↓ROM
Leg-Calve Perthe’s
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head leading to collapse & fragmenta1on
– Younger children (ages 4 to 9) usually
– Boys > girls
– Bilateral involvement uncommon
May be idiopathic, or it result from
• slipped capital femoral epiphysis,
• trauma,
• steroid use,
• sickle-cell crisis,
• toxic synovi1s, or
• congenital disloca1on of the hip.
Hip Dysplasia
Used to be termed CDH, now DDH – why?
Dysplasia means ? Of what?
• Usually noted in the first few months of life but can be diagnosed as late as 18 months (walking age)
• More common in 1st born and in breech presenta1ons
AVASCULAR NECROSIS
- Poorly understood process
* Leads to OA
• Trauma1c or non traumatic