Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and patellofemoral pain (PFP) are common sports-related knee injuries. Their consequences include compromised health of the effected individual and substantial financial costs for society. Increased knee abduction or a knee medial to foot position (KMFP), so called “kissing knees”, during weight-bearing activities is reported to be more common in patients...

Patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty are increasingly younger and have a higher demand concerning hip range of motion. To date, there is no clear consensus as to the amplitude of the "normal hip" in everyday life. It is also unknown if the physical examination is an accurate test for setting the values of true hip motion. The purpose of this study was: 1) to precisely determine the necess...

Futsal is one of the most harmful sports due to its great physical demands. The asymmetries have been proposed as important risk factors suffering an injury. However, no study has analysed relationship between neuromuscular assessment and implication on likelihood injuries comparing male female players. purpose was analyse fitness differences elite futsal players (both female) who suffered inju...

Hip dysplasia (HD) is a typical developmental abnormality of the hip joint, and discomfort often found in adulthood. This study compared patients with symptomatic HD muscle strength, dynamic balance, range motion (ROM) healthy individuals. Patients included those who complained unilateral pain although lateral center edge angle (LCEA) exhibited bilateral abnormality. Participants (n = 95; men: ...

Background Hip dysplasia is an abnormality of the hip joint where the socket portion does not fully cover the ball portion, which might increase the risk of joint dislocation. Hip dysplasia may occur at birth or develop in early life. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of treatment with Tübingen hip flexion splint for Dev...

We investigated the relationship between the pain experienced by 50 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and the resting intra-articular pressure of the synovial fluid. We found a significant linear correlation between these factors, greater pain being experienced by patients with higher pressures. In 20 cases we showed that the pressure rises in extension and medial rotation and is least in...

Introduction Hip arthrography is considered of importance in tailoring treatment in children with LCPD [l-3]. Hip arthrography in children with LCPD is employed for dynamic imaging to determine congruency and containment of the femoral head by the acetabulum as well as to rule out “hinge abduction” [3]. Information obtained by hip arthrography may help in selecting candidates for operative trea...

BACKGROUND Some dysplastic hips with favorable radiographic parameters fail to develop normally, suggesting that we should consider cartilaginous or soft tissue structures for further information regarding the condition of the hip. The purpose of this study was to provide a clear definition of concentric reduction in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) based on magnetic resonance imaging (...