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Measuring hip muscle strength in patients with femoroacetabular impingement and other hip pathologies
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Mayne, E
Memarzadeh, A
Raut, P
Arora, A
Khanduja, Vikas
Bone & Joint Research
The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Mayne, E., Memarzadeh, A., Raut, P., Arora, A., & Khanduja, V. (2017). Measuring hip muscle strength in patients with femoroacetabular impingement and other hip pathologies. Bone & Joint Research, 6 (1), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.61.BJR-2016-0081
$\textbf{Objectives}$ The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on measurement of muscle strength in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and other pathologies and to suggest guidelines to standardise protocols for future research in the field. $\textbf{Methods}$ The Cochrane and PubMed libraries were searched for any publications using the terms 'hip', 'muscle', 'strength', and 'measurement' in the 'Title, Abstract, Keywords' field. A further search was performed using the terms 'femoroacetabular' or 'impingement'. The search was limited to recent literature only. $\textbf{Results}$ A total of 29 articles were reviewed to obtain information on a number of variables. These comprised the type of device used for measurement, rater standardisation, the type of movements tested, body positioning and comparative studies of muscle strength in FAI $\textit{versus}$ normal controls. The studies found that hip muscle strength is lower in patients with FAI; this is also true for the asymptomatic hip in patients with FAI. $\textbf{Conclusions}$ Current literature on this subject is limited and examines multiple variables. Our recommendations for achieving reproducible results include stabilising the patient, measuring isometric movements and maximising standardisation by using a single tester and familiarising the participants with the protocol. Further work must be done to demonstrate the reliability of any new testing method.
FAI, measurement, muscle strength
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.61.BJR-2016-0081
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