ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
Full recovery of hip muscle strength is not achieved at return to sports in patients with femoroacetabular impingement surgery.
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- Arthroscopy versus nonoperative treatment of symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Functional Recovery Program for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Two Professional Tennis Players: Outcomes at Two-Year Follow-Up.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Six-month rehabilitation following surgical hip dislocation for femoroacetabular impingement restores the preoperative strength of most hip muscles, except for external rotators.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2025Article
- Outcomes and complications of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A narrative review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Review
- Hip Arthroscopy Followed by 6-Month Rehabilitation Leads to Improved Periarticular Muscle Strength, Except for Abductors and External Rotators.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Majority of competitive soccer players return to soccer following hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: female and older aged players are less likely to return to soccer.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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- Rehabilitation and Return to Sport After Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Review of the Recent Literature and Discussion of Advanced Rehabilitation Techniques for Athletes.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Return to Sport After Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery and Sport-Specific Considerations: a Comprehensive Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to study dynamic hip external rotation strength in patients with Femoroacetabular impingement surgery (FAI) syndrome who have undergone unilateral arthroscopic treatment and returned to sports.
methodsA cross-sectional study was performed using an observational group (n = 22) and a matched control group (n = 22). Dynamic external rotation strength of the hip was measured using the Augustsson Strength Test, which has shown high reliability for examining side-to-side differences in hip muscle strength.
resultsDynamic hip external rotation strength was significantly lower in the arthroscopically treated hip compared with the non-treated hip within the observational group (p < 0.004).
conclusionThis cross-sectional study shows that at return to sports, patients who have undergone unilateral arthroscopic treatment for FAI syndrome do not have adequate hip muscle strength recovery. Rehabilitation protocols should, therefore, emphasise post-operative strength training of the hip muscles. Additional research is needed to determine the consequences of reduced hip strength for the long-term outcome after arthroscopically treated FAI. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The results of this study underline the importance of post-operative strength training prior to returning to sports in patients with femoroacetabular impingement surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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