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Grant TM, Saxby DJ, Pizzolato C, Savage T, Bennell K, Dickenson E, Eyles J, Foster N, Hall M, Hunter D, Lloyd D, Molnar R, Murphy N, O’Donnell J, Singh P, Spiers L, Tran P, Diamond LE. Squatting biomechanics following physiotherapist-led care or hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17567. [PMID: 38938616 PMCID: PMC11210460 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) can cause hip pain and chondrolabral damage that may be managed non-operatively or surgically. Squatting motions require large degrees of hip flexion and underpin many daily and sporting tasks but may cause hip impingement and provoke pain. Differential effects of physiotherapist-led care and arthroscopy on biomechanics during squatting have not been examined previously. This study explored differences in 12-month changes in kinematics and moments during squatting between patients with FAIS treated with a physiotherapist-led intervention (Personalised Hip Therapy, PHT) and arthroscopy. Methods A subsample (n = 36) of participants with FAIS enrolled in a multi-centre, pragmatic, two-arm superiority randomised controlled trial underwent three-dimensional motion analysis during squatting at baseline and 12-months following random allocation to PHT (n = 17) or arthroscopy (n = 19). Changes in time-series and peak trunk, pelvis, and hip biomechanics, and squat velocity and maximum depth were explored between treatment groups. Results No significant differences in 12-month changes were detected between PHT and arthroscopy groups. Compared to baseline, the arthroscopy group squatted slower at follow-up (descent: mean difference -0.04 m∙s-1 (95%CI [-0.09 to 0.01]); ascent: -0.05 m∙s-1 [-0.11 to 0.01]%). No differences in squat depth were detected between or within groups. After adjusting for speed, trunk flexion was greater in both treatment groups at follow-up compared to baseline (descent: PHT 7.50° [-14.02 to -0.98]%; ascent: PHT 7.29° [-14.69 to 0.12]%, arthroscopy 16.32° [-32.95 to 0.30]%). Compared to baseline, both treatment groups exhibited reduced anterior pelvic tilt (descent: PHT 8.30° [0.21-16.39]%, arthroscopy -10.95° [-5.54 to 16.34]%; ascent: PHT -7.98° [-0.38 to 16.35]%, arthroscopy -10.82° [3.82-17.81]%), hip flexion (descent: PHT -11.86° [1.67-22.05]%, arthroscopy -16.78° [8.55-22.01]%; ascent: PHT -12.86° [1.30-24.42]%, arthroscopy -16.53° [6.72-26.35]%), and knee flexion (descent: PHT -6.62° [0.56- 12.67]%; ascent: PHT -8.24° [2.38-14.10]%, arthroscopy -8.00° [-0.02 to 16.03]%). Compared to baseline, the PHT group exhibited more plantarflexion during squat ascent at follow-up (-3.58° [-0.12 to 7.29]%). Compared to baseline, both groups exhibited lower external hip flexion moments at follow-up (descent: PHT -0.55 N∙m/BW∙HT[%] [0.05-1.05]%, arthroscopy -0.84 N∙m/BW∙HT[%] [0.06-1.61]%; ascent: PHT -0.464 N∙m/BW∙HT[%] [-0.002 to 0.93]%, arthroscopy -0.90 N∙m/BW∙HT[%] [0.13-1.67]%). Conclusion Exploratory data suggest at 12-months follow-up, neither PHT or hip arthroscopy are superior at eliciting changes in trunk, pelvis, or lower-limb biomechanics. Both treatments may induce changes in kinematics and moments, however the implications of these changes are unknown. Trial registration details Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry reference: ACTRN12615001177549. Trial registered 2/11/2015.
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- Tamara M. Grant
- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
- University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
- STARS Education and Research Alliance, Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hip Arthroscopy Australia, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Hip Arthroscopy Australia, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- Maroondah Hospital, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Thirumaran AJ, Murphy NJ, Fu K, Hunter DJ. Femoroacetabular impingement - What the rheumatologist needs to know. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2024; 38:101932. [PMID: 38336510 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2024.101932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is a common cause of hip and groin pain in young individuals. FAI syndrome is a triad of signs, symptoms, and imaging findings. Necessary but not sufficient for the diagnosis of FAI syndrome is the presence of cam and/or pincer morphology of the hip. However, pathological thresholds for cam and pincer morphologies are not well-established. Management of FAI syndrome is typically through either physiotherapist-led therapy or surgical intervention. Physiotherapist-led management involves exercises aimed to optimise movement patterns of the hip and pelvis to prevent impingement from occurring, activity modification and analgesia, whereas surgical management involves arthroscopic resection of the cam/pincer morphology and treatment of concomitant soft tissue pathologies such as labral tears, cartilage lesions or ligamentum teres tears. Careful consideration of intervention is required given that FAI syndrome may predispose those affected to developing future osteoarthritis of the hip. In most clinical trials, hip arthroscopy has been found to provide greater improvement in patient-reported outcomes in the short-term compared to physiotherapy, however it is unknown whether this is sustained in the long-term or affects the future development of hip osteoarthritis.
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- Aricia Jieqi Thirumaran
- Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, 2747, Australia; Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia; University of Newcastle and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
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Pasculli RM, Callahan EA, Wu J, Edralin N, Berrigan WA. Non-operative Management and Outcomes of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2023; 16:501-513. [PMID: 37650998 PMCID: PMC10587039 DOI: 10.1007/s12178-023-09863-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To serve as a guide for non-operative physicians in the management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and provide an algorithm as to when to refer patients for potential surgical management. RECENT FINDINGS Supervised physical therapy programs that focus on active strengthening and core strengthening are more effective than unsupervised, passive, and non-core-focused programs. There is promising evidence for the use of intra-articular hyaluronic acid and PRP as adjunct treatment options. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have found that in young active patients, hip arthroscopy demonstrates improved short-term outcomes over physical therapy. The decision for the management of FAIS is complex and should be specific to each patient. Consideration of the patient's age, timing to return to sport, longevity of treatment, hip morphology, and degree of cartilage degeneration is required to make an informed decision in the treatment of these patients.
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- Rosa M. Pasculli
- Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY USA
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- University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA
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- University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of California San Francisco, 1500 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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Enseki KR, Bloom NJ, Harris-Hayes M, Cibulka MT, Disantis A, Di Stasi S, Malloy P, Clohisy JC, Martin RL. Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated With Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain: A Revision. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2023; 53:CPG1-CPG70. [PMID: 37383013 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2023.0302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (AOPT), formerly the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy management of patients with musculoskeletal impairments described in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). This is an update to the 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated with Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain. The goals of the revision were to provide a concise summary of the contemporary evidence since publication of the original guideline and to develop new recommendations or revise previously published recommendations to support evidence-based practice. This current CPG covers pathoanatomical features, clinical course, prognosis, diagnosis, examination, and physical therapy interventions in the management of nonarthritic hip joint pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2023;53(7):CPG1-CPG70. doi:10.2519/jospt.2023.0302.
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Ebert JR, Raymond AC, Aujla RS, D'Alessandro P. The Effect of a Formal Nonoperative Management Program Combining a Hip Injection With Structured Adjunctive Exercise Rehabilitation in Patients With Symptomatic Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. Am J Sports Med 2023; 51:694-706. [PMID: 36752689 DOI: 10.1177/03635465221148744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the initial treatment recommendations for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) may include nonsurgical therapies such as injections and rehabilitation, many patients undergo isolated injections or a rudimentary exercise regimen. PURPOSE To investigate the benefit of an intra-articular hip injection and concomitant structured exercise rehabilitation program in patients with symptomatic FAIS ≥6 months. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS For this study we recruited 49 patients with a mean age of 32.8 years (range, 16-56 years) and symptoms ≥6 months (range, 6-250 months) associated with FAIS, as confirmed via magnetic resonance imaging and radiography. After a guided intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and local anesthetic, patients underwent a structured 12-week rehabilitation program. Patients were assessed before and after injection (8 weeks and 4, 6, 12, and 24 months) with a range of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the 33-item International Hip Outcome Tool, Hip Outcome Score, modified Harris Hip Score, the Tegner Activity Score, a visual analog scale assessing the frequency and severity of hip pain, and a Global Rating of Change scale. Range of motion, peak isometric hip strength, and hop tests were assessed. Absolute scores and limb symmetry indices were calculated. The percentage of patients transitioning toward surgery over the period was evaluated. RESULTS Of the 44 patients who underwent the injection and completed the initial 8-week rehabilitation component, 14 (31.8%) progressed toward surgical intervention over the 24-month postinjection period owing to dissatisfaction and/or symptom recurrence. Patients who progressed toward surgery, as compared with those who did not, reported significantly worse (P < .05) PROMs presurgery and more pain within the first 4 weeks after injection. In the nonoperative cohort, a significant improvement (P < .05) in all PROMs was observed, with 93% of these patients satisfied overall. The Global Rating of Change did not improve, although this was measured only after the injection, reflecting no further significant perceived global change from 8 weeks to 24 months. A significant increase (P < .05) in all hip range of motion and most isometric strength measures was observed at 8 weeks after injection, with these improvements largely sustained until 24 months. Bilateral improvements in hop capacity were observed, with hop test LSIs significantly improving for the single (p = 0.009), triple (p = 0.029) and triple crossover (p = 0.005) hop tests for distance. CONCLUSION Although 32% of patients progressed toward surgery, significant improvement in hip pain, symptoms, and physical function was observed in the majority of patients with symptomatic FAIS as a result of a targeted nonoperative management pathway consisting of an intra-articular injection and a structured exercise program.
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- Jay R Ebert
- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
- HFRC Rehabilitation Clinic, Nedlands, Australia
- Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia, Bethesda Hospital, Claremont, Australia
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- Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia, Bethesda Hospital, Claremont, Australia
- Coastal Orthopaedics, Bethesda Hospital, Claremont, Australia
- Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals Group, South Metropolitan Health Service, Murdoch, Australia
- School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Characteristics of Biomechanical and Physical Function According to Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Acetabular Impingement Syndrome in Young Adults. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10081484. [PMID: 36011140 PMCID: PMC9408434 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10081484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is caused by hip joint anomalies. Although asymptomatic and symptomatic FAI have been reported in young adults, information on biomechanical and functional characteristics of FAI is rare. We compared the subjective hip score, range of motion (ROM), dynamic balance, and hip strength between symptomatic FAI (FAIsym) and asymptomatic FAI (FAIasym) groups and healthy controls. Participants (n = 307; men: 155, women: 152) were classified according to morphological abnormalities and hip joint symptoms, comprising symptomatic FAI, asymptomatic FAI, and healthy controls. The Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS), hip ROM, Y-balance test (YBT), and isokinetic hip strength were measured. The types of FAI were not significantly differenent in both men and women. FAIsym exhibited significantly reduced HAGOS, whereas FAIasym showed no significant difference compared to the healthy group (men: healthy 91.7 vs. FAIasym 87.2 vs. FAIsym 49.9, women: healthy 91.7 vs. FAIasym 86.2 vs. FAIsym 53.9). Hip flexion, adduction, and internal and external rotation ROMs were only significantly reduced in symptomatic FAI. Asymptomatic and symptomatic FAI groups displayed significantly lower YBT scores than healthy controls (men healthy: 84.9 vs. FAIasym: 69.0 vs. FAIsym 58.7, women healthy 79.2 vs. FAIasym 64.0 vs. FAIsym 55.5). Isokinetic hip flexion, adduction, and abduction strengths were significantly lower in FAIsym. In conclusion, FAIasym showed no decrease in muscle strength but displayed reduced dynamic balance. Subjective satisfaction, ROM, muscle strength, and dynamic balance were lower in FAIsym compared to FAIasym and healthy groups.
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