ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2022
Physical Examination of the Hip: Assessment of Femoroacetabular Impingement, Labral Pathology, and Microinstability.
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- Association of femoral retroversion and out-toeing gait with development of hip osteoarthritis and treatment: a systematic review.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Pooled it
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- Differentiating Sciatica from Hip Osteoarthritis: Diagnostic Challenges and the Role of the Athena Sign.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Does hip bone morphology differ depending on the presence of cam lesions in borderline developmental dysplasia of the hip?Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2025Article
- The lateral hip instability test: Diagnostic accuracy for lateral or posterolateral femoral head undercoverage.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Sensitivity and Specificity for Physical Examination Tests in Diagnosing Prearthritic Intra-Articular Hip Pathology Are Highly Variable: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Hip Joint Intercartilage Space, Range of Motion, and Lateral Differences in Elite and Subelite Ice Hockey Players: A Case-Control Trial.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Pediatric Hip Physical Exam.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Os Acetabuli Do Not Portend Inferior 2-Year Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Acetabular Labral Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Review of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2024Review
- Clinical evaluation of the painful adolescent and young adult hip.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Review
- The Role of the Hip Capsule in Restoring Stability in the Initial Phase of Hip Distraction: An In Vivo Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Two-Tiered Resection of Cam Lesions in Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement: Optimizing Femoral Head Sphericity.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Hip microinstability and its association with femoroacetabular impingement: A scoping review.Archives of physiotherapyArticle
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDetermining the correct diagnosis can be challenging in patients presenting with hip pain. The physical examination is an essential tool that can aid in diagnosis of hip pathology. The purpose of this review is to provide an updated summary of recent literature on the physical exam of the hip, particularly as it relates to diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome, labral injury, and hip microinstability. RECENT
findingsPhysical exam findings consistent with the diagnosis of FAI include reduced supine hip internal rotation and positive flexion-adduction-internal rotation maneuvers. Labral tears can be detected on exam with the Scour test. Studies demonstrate altered hip biomechanics in patients with FAI during activities such as walking and squatting. Those with FAI have slower squat velocities, slower sit-to-stand tests, and increased hip flexion moments during ambulation. Hip microinstability is a dynamic process, which can occur after prior hip arthroscopy. For hip microinstability, the combination of the three following positive tests (anterior apprehension, abduction-extension-external rotation, and prone external rotation) is associated with a 95% likelihood of microinstability as confirmed by examination under anesthesia at the time of surgery. A comprehensive hip physical exam involves evaluation of the hip in multiple positions and assessing hip range of motion, strength, as well as performing provocative testing. A combination of physical exam maneuvers is necessary to accurately diagnose FAI syndrome and labral pathology as individual tests vary in their sensitivity and specificity. While an elevated level of suspicion is needed to diagnose hip microinstability, the provocative tests for microinstability are highly specific.
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