Infographic: Measuring hip muscle strength in patients with femoroacetabular impingement and other hip pathologies

[摘要] Femoroacetabular impingement is increasingly recognized as a source of significantmorbidity.1-10 Muscle weakness is reported in34% of patients with femoroacetabularimpingement (FAI). Understanding the relationship between FAI and hip muscle weakness could lead to improved diagnosis,targeted treatments, and more accurateassessment of a patient’s response to treatment. Mayne et al11 conducted a systematicreview of the literature on measurement ofmuscle strength in patients with FAI andother hip pathologies. A total of 29 studiespublished between 2000 and 2007 in whichhip muscle strength was measured wereidentified. Only two studies evaluated hipmuscle weakness and FAI or hip pain. Intotal, 26 studies examined methods ofstrength measurement. On the basis of thisreview, the authors made recommendationsto standardize protocols for hip strengthmeasurement for future studies.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Femoroacetabular impingement;Hip muscle strength