Patho: Hip Flashcards
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Coxa Vara
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- Normal neck/shaft angle of femur is 125 degrees.
- Coxa Vara angle is approx. 90 degrees.
- Places excessive stress through femoral epiphysis, shortens leg length.
- Bears more weight through next of femur then ball of femoral head.
- Vara is related to stress fx.
- Leg length differences are common
- Leg appears shorter
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Coxa Valga
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- Leg appears longer
- Normal neck/shaft angle of femur is 125 degrees.
- Coxa Valga angle is greater than 125 degrees.
- Places excessive stress through femoral head, increases leg length.
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Femoral Anteversion
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- Neck/shaft angle in transverse plane.
- Normal anteversion in an adult is 12-15 degrees.
- Greater than 15 degrees =anteverted
- Causes in-toeing, excessive hip IR.
- Test:X/Ray, Craig’s
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Femoral Retroversion
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- Less than 15 degrees of anteversion= retroverted
- Causes out-toeing, excessive hip ER.
- Test:X/Ray, Craig’s
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Legg- Calve- Perthes
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- congenital, no reason, start to decrease blood flow. Causes femoral head to become flat, leads to hip pain with weight bearing. Shorter steps.
- Pain referral common to the knee.
- S&S: Pain hip, thigh or knee, limping, loss of abduction, ext, and ER, thigh atrophy
- Avascular necrosis of the proximal femoral epiphysis with onset between 4-8 years boys>girls, 90% unilateral
- Tests: X/Ray, MRI
Management: Early detection enhances good outcomes.
Onset 6 yrs:
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SCFE Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
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- Femoral head/neck subluxation from a weakened epiphysis.
- the epiphysis gradually or suddenly slips downward and backward in relationship to the femoral neck.
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SCFE Etiology
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- Most common boys 10-16, and girls 12-14
- Boys > girls 1.5:1
- African Americans 2.25 > Caucasians
- Left hip > right
- Obesity = risk factor
- Coxa vara= risk factor
- When onset < 10 y.o., endocrine disorder likely.
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SCFE Risk Factors
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Risk factors may include:
- medications (such as steroids)
- thyroid problems (Hypothyroid)
- radiation treatment
- chemotherapy
- bone problems related to kidney disease
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SCFE Signs and Symptoms
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- painful limp
- groin pain or knee pain
- Comfort by holding hip in slight flexion
- Can’t actively internally rotate hip
- Difficulty standing in single limb support
- During Passive flexion hip will move into ER.
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Dx of SCFE
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Radiograph
- Surgery often requires screws to be placed and realign.
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FAI Femoral Acetabular Impingement
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- The femur and the acetabulum repeatedly come into abnormal contact in certain hip positions as a result of an athlete’s particular anatomy combined with the demands of his sport.
- Can lead to bony issues such as spurring, and ultimately can result in damage to the labrum, as well as the cartilage surface over time.
- When FAI is found, bony spurs can be burred, or remodeled, to eliminate the presence of impingement.
- Osteophytes are causing a pinch.
As joint is getting unwanted friction osteocyte extra bone on femur. - Extra ledge on acetabelum is called pincer.
- Bone on bone pinching.
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FAI Types
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- Cam, Pincer, Mixed
- Internal rotation jams in structures together.
FABERS is a good test to cause pain and figure out if they have a positive test.
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FAI Precursors
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- Acetabular retroversion
- Previous HX of femoral neck fracture
- HX of SCFE
- HX of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Between age 25-60
- Many FAIs occur in athletes, especially if the sport demands the hip to work an end ROM.
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FAI Presentation/ Outcomes
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- Dull, aching pain
- C Sign
- Positive FADIR
- Limited hip IR ROM with hip at 90 degrees flexion in supine
- Undiagnosed FAI likely leads to hip labral damage. Hip labral tear leads to OA
- C sign. Hip socket, deep to that position.
- Positive FADIR is a very good test. Specificity.
- Fairly new within the last 10 years. FAI leads to labral tear and labral tear leads to OS.
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5 causes of hip labral tears
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- Trauma-isolated tear of labrum often from subluxing or dislocating femoral head in high velocity contact sport. The labrum only may be torn or these forces can cause injury to the femoral head and acetabular rim as well
- FAI
- Capsular laxity/hip hypermobility: Too much movement
- Dysplasia : Congenital too much coxa valga or vara.
- Degeneration
FAI can lead to this. Too little movement
Hip can tear due to labrum as well.
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Dx of Hip Labral Tears
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Difficult Groin pain C Sign Limited or painful internal rotation and abduction \+FADIR’s \+ Faber’s test \+Hip Scour Test MRI/Arthogram or during an arthroscopic procedure
- OA, FAI, Labrum all can have same complaint.
- IR is most painful.
- FADIR: flexion, adduction, IR
- Hip Scour test: abduct hip