Orthopedics Hip Flashcards
(44 cards)
Normal Anatomy Hip
Hip Physical Exam Inspection
- Inspection
- Both hips appear s______.
- S____ is intact about both hips without erythema.
- Leg-l______
- ASIS → Medial malleolus
- Also screen for low back…
- LBP T _ _ ?
- S______ leg raise
- FABER =
- Inspection
- Both hips appear symmetric.
- Skin is intact about both hips without erythema.
- Leg-lengths
- ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) → Medial malleolus (bump on inner side of ankle)
- Also screen for low back…
- LBP TTP?
- Straight leg raise
- FABER = used to identify the presence of hip pathology by attempting to reproduce pain in the hip, lumbar spine or sacroiliac region. examiner applies a posteriorly directed force against the medial knee of the bent leg towards the table top. A positive test occurs when groin pain or buttock pain is produced.
Tenderness to palpation
- Greater tr_______?
- (or pain deepercentral/gr_____ → joint)
Range of Motion
- Look for sy_____
- _____ Extension → Flexion
- Internal Rotation / External Rotation
- Cr_____?
- St______?
- Greater trochanter?
- (or pain deeper/central/groin → joint)
- Look for symmetry
- Full Extension → Flexion
- Internal Rotation / External Rotation
- Crepitus?
- Stability?
Strength/Sensation
- Compare bilaterally (flex/ext/IR/ER)
- Check distal
- Ankle/toe d____ and p_____ flexion
- Distal ___sation (generally DP/SP/TN)
- ________ nerve → branches into the tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve (which splits into DP/SP)
- Compare bilaterally (flex/ext/IR/ER)
- Check distal
- Ankle/toe dorsi and plantar flexion
- Distal sensation (generally deep peroneal/superficial peroneal/tibial nerve)
- Sciatic nerve → branches into the tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve (which splits into DP/SP)
Common Conditions Hip
(5)
Trochanteric Bursitis / Iliotibial band syndrome
Snapping hip
Femoroacetabular impingement
Hip dysplasia
Hip arthritis
Trochanteric Bursitis/Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Pain at the “_____” of the hip
- Usually extends to the outside of the thigh area.
- Early stages, the pain is usually described as sh_____ and in_____.
- Later, the pain may become more of an a____ and spread across a ______ area of the hip
- Usually extends to the outside of the thigh area.
- Pain at the “point” of the hip
- Usually extends to the outside of the thigh area.
- Early stages, the pain is usually described as sharp and intense.
- Later, the pain may become more of an ache and spread across a larger area of the hip
- Usually extends to the outside of the thigh area.
Trochanteric Bursitis / Iliotibial band syndrome
- Typically worse at _____ (lying on affected side), or after prolonged periods of activity and/or sitting on ______ surfaces.
- More common in gender (1) and _____-aged or ______ people.
- Causes
- Repetitive ______secondary to iliotibial _____ tr_____ over the trochanteric _____.
- Bursa is superficial to the hip abductor muscles and deep to the iliotibial band
- Typically worse at night (lying on affected side), or after prolonged periods of activity and/or sitting on hard surfaces.
- More common in women and middle-aged or elderly people.
- Causes
- Repetitive trauma secondary to iliotibial band tracking over the trochanteric bursa.
- Bursa is superficial to the hip abductor muscles and deep to the iliotibial band
Trochanteric Bursitis / Iliotibial band syndrome: H&P
- History / Symptoms
- ______ sided hip pain (_____ not involved)
- Physical Exam
- Tenderness to palpation over greater _______
- ____ /symmetric joint ROM
- ______ neurovascular exam
- History / Symptoms
- Lateral sided hip pain (joint not involved)
- Physical Exam
- Tenderness to palpation over greater trochanter
- Full / symmetric joint ROM
- Normal neurovascular exam
Trochanteric Bursitis Imaging
- XR/Imaging:
- (1) (clinical diagnosis)
- But in cases of persistent pain, XRs can be useful to rule-out concomitant hip ______
- MRI can be helpful to confirm diagnosis and rule-out abductor t_____ (although treatment is rarely altered from the results of the imaging)
- XR/Imaging:
- Not really necessary or helpful (clinical diagnosis)
- But in cases of persistent pain, XRs can be useful to rule-out concomitant hip arthritis
- MRI can be helpful to confirm diagnosis and rule-out abductor tears (although treatment is rarely altered from the results of the imaging)
Trochanteric Bursitis Treatment
- Non-operative
- N_____
- Activity ______ / protection
- Avoid / modify ag______ activities
- P_ / home exercises / stretching
- S_____ injections
- If initial treatments are not helping
- Operative
- Very ______
- Often arthroscopic now, _____ectomy / debridement
- Refer
- Symptoms not ________ to NSAIDs, PT, activity modification
- Non-operative
- NSAIDs
- Activity modification / protection
- Avoid / modify aggravating activities
- PT / home exercises / stretching
- Steroid injections
- If initial treatments are not helping
- Operative
- Very rare
- Often arthroscopic now, bursectomy / debridement
- Refer
- Symptoms not responsive to NSAIDs, PT, activity modification
Snapping Hip
- Snapping sensation in the hip that comprises of 3 entities:
- _____ snapping hip (ITB/abductors)
- ______ snapping hip (iliopsoas)
- intra-_______ snapping hip (intra-articular)
- Diagnosis of external and internal snapping hip is generally made _______ with specific physical examination maneuvers.
- Advanced imaging is generally required to diagnose _______ snapping hip.
- Usually h___less (and p___less), but can be annoying
- And for external snapping, can be a precursor to b______
- More common in common in ath____ and da_____in their teens or twenties
- Snapping sensation in the hip that comprises of 3 entities:
- external snapping hip (ITB/abductors)
- internal snapping hip (iliopsoas)
- intra-articular snapping hip (intra-articular)
- Diagnosis of external and internal snapping hip is generally made clinically with specific physical examination maneuvers.
- Advanced imaging is generally required to diagnose intra-articular snapping hip.
- Usually harmless (and painless), but can be annoying
- And for external snapping, can be a precursor to bursitis
- More common in common in athletes and dancers in their teens or twenties
Snapping Hip History and Symptoms
- L_____ sided hip sn______ and/p____ (if external)
- Gr____/central (if internal or intra-articular)
- Patient is often able to re_____ the snapping
- Worse with ac______
- A cl_____ or lo______ sensation → more indicative of intra-________ pathology
- Lateral sided hip snapping and/pain (if external)
- Groin/central (if internal or intra-articular)
- Patient is often able to reproduce the snapping
- Worse with activity
- A clicking or locking sensation → more indicative of intra-articular pathology
Snapping Hip Physical Exam
-
Classical dogma (although not always easy to replicate…)
- “External snapping one can ____ from across the room, while internal one may _____ from across the room”
- External: Palpate GT as hip is actively flexed; applying ______ likely stops the snapping, confirming diagnosis
- Internal: Snapping is reproduced by passively moving hip from a ______ and _______ rotated position to an _____ and ______ rotated position
- Classical dogma (although not always easy to replicate…)
- “External snapping one can see from across the room, while internal one may hear from across the room”
- External: Palpate GT as hip is actively flexed; applying pressure likely stops the snapping, confirming diagnosis
- Internal: Snapping is reproduced by passively moving hip from a flexed and externally rotated position to an extended and internally rotated position
Snapping Hip Imaging
- XR:
- AP P_____, AP/lateral ____
- Typically done but not really necessary (______ diagnosis)
- Can rule-out radio-dense intra-articular _____ bo____, cal______, ar_____
- MRI:
- Recal_____ cases only
- Useful to rule-out intra-______ pathology
- Often performed as an arthro_____ study
- May show inflamed b_______
- XR:
- AP Pelvis, AP/lateral hip
- Typically done but not really necessary (clinical diagnosis)
- Can rule-out radio-dense intra-articular loose bodies, calcifications, arthritis
- MRI:
- Recalcitrant cases only
- Useful to rule-out intra-articular pathology
- Often performed as an arthrogram study
- May show inflamed bursa
Snapping Hip Imaging
- Ultrasound:
- _____ done
- Can be a dynamic study which may de______ the snapping band in either internal or external snapping
- May be used to localize a diagnostic challenge ______ into the trochanteric bursa (external), the iliopsoas sheath (internal), or intra-articular space.
- Ultrasound:
- Rarely done
- Can be a dynamic study which may demonstrate the snapping band in either internal or external snapping
- May be used to localize a diagnostic challenge injection into the trochanteric bursa (external), the iliopsoas sheath (internal), or intra-articular space.
Snapping Hip Treatment
- Often painless and require no treatment (re______)
- Non-operative
- A____ modification / protection
- Avoid / modify aggravating activities
- N______
- P_ / home ex_____/ str_____
- Steroid in_____
- If initial treatments are not helping
- A____ modification / protection
- Operative
- Very ____
- External: ex_____ of GT bursa with __-plasty of ITB
- Internal: r_______ of iliopsoas tendon
- Intra-articular: hip _____scopy with removal of loose bo____, la_____ debridement/repair
- Very ____
- Refer
- Symptoms ____ responsive to NSAIDs, PT, activity modification
- Often painless and require no treatment (reassurance)
- Non-operative
- Activity modification / protection
- Avoid / modify aggravating activities
- NSAIDs
- PT / home exercises / stretching
- Steroid injections
- If initial treatments are not helping
- Activity modification / protection
- Operative
- Very rare
- External: excision of GT bursa with z-plasty of ITB
- Internal: release of iliopsoas tendon
- Intra-articular: hip arthroscopy with removal of loose bodies, labral debridement/repair
- Very rare
- Refer
- Symptoms not responsive to NSAIDs, PT, activity modification
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
- FAI = abnormal contact between the _____ and ______ which may lead to l_____ damage, various degrees of chondral injury and progressive hip pain.
- Diagnosis: is made radiographically with hip radiographs showing an aspherical femoral (____ impingement) or anterosuperior acetabular overhang (_____ impingement), or a combination of both.
- Treatment: nonoperative or operative depending on the chronicity of sy____, patient a___, patient activity de_____, and development of secondary in____ to the hip joint (i.e. labral ____, secondary osteo_____).
- _____ in general population and often __symptomatic
- May become more apparent with participation in activities requiring ex______ range of motion (ballet, gymnastics, martial arts)
- FAI = abnormal contact between the femur and acetabulum which may lead to labral damage, various degrees of chondral injury and progressive hip pain.
- Diagnosis is made radiographically with hip radiographs showing an aspherical femoral (Cam impingement) or anterosuperior acetabular overhang (Pincer impingement), or a combination of both.
- Treatment: nonoperative or operative depending on the chronicity of symptoms, patient age, patient activity demands, and development of secondary insult to the hip joint (i.e. labral tear, secondary osteoarthritis).
- Common in general population and often asymptomatic
- May become more apparent with participation in activities requiring extreme range of motion (ballet, gymnastics, martial arts)
Cam Vs. Pincer Impingement
Cam Impingement = Left pic
Pincer Impingement = Right pic
Femoroacetabular Impingement H&P
- History / Symptoms
- Activity related groin or hip p___, exacerbated by hip ____ion
- Difficulty s______
- Mechanical hip symptoms of cl____ or po_______
- Can present with gl____ or trochanteric pain
- Due to aberrant g____ mechanics
- Physical Exam
- Motion
- limited hip ____ion (<90 degrees), especially with _______ rotation (<5 degrees)
- anterior impingement test =
- Motion
- History / Symptoms
- Activity related groin or hip pain, exacerbated by hip flexion
- Difficulty sitting
- Mechanical hip symptoms of clicking or popping
- Can present with gluteal or trochanteric pain
- Due to aberrant gait mechanics
- Physical Exam
- Motion
- limited hip flexion (<90 degrees), especially with internal rotation (<5 degrees)
- anterior impingement test (flexion, adduction, internal rotation) elicits pain
- Motion
Femoroacetablur Impingment Inspection
- _______ rotated extremity
- Can be due to post S _ _ _ deformity
- Externally rotated extremity
- post SCFE
Femoroacetabular Impingement: Studies
- XR:
- Recommended views
- _ _ with true _____ view (hip placed in 15 degrees of internal rotation)
- Optional views
- _____ or modified Dunn view, False profile view to assess _______ coverage of the femoral head
- Recommended views
- CT
- Provides _____ detail of bony structural abnormalities
- Surgical pl______
- MRI:
- Best modality to assess l_____ and ar_____ pathology
- XR:
- Recommended views
- AP with true lateral view (hip placed in 15 degrees of internal rotation)
- Optional views
- Dunn or modified Dunn view, False profile view to assess anterior coverage of the femoral head
- Recommended views
- CT
- Provides more detail of bony structural abnormalities
- Surgical planning
- MRI:
- Best modality to assess labral and articular pathology
Femoroacetabular Impingement Treatment
- Often pain____ and require __ treatment (reassurance)
- Non-operative
- Activity m______ / pr_____
- Avoid / modify ag______ activities
- Rx (1)
- _ _ / home ex_____ / st_____
- (1)
- If initial treatments are not helping
- Activity m______ / pr_____
- Operative
- Symptomatic mechanical symptoms / failure of non-op treatments
- ___ (or minimal) arthritis
- Typically addressed ______scopically (although recent data shows open and arthroscopic procedures have similar outcomes)
- Goals: sh_____ down cam and pincer lesions, debride or repair l______
- Refer
- Symptoms not responsive to (3)
- Often painless and require no treatment (reassurance)
- Non-operative
- Activity modification / protection
- Avoid / modify aggravating activities
- NSAIDs
- PT / home exercises / stretching
- Steroid injections
- If initial treatments are not helping
- Activity modification / protection
- Operative
- Symptomatic mechanical symptoms / failure of non-op treatments
- No (or minimal) arthritis
- Typically addressed arthroscopically (although recent data shows open and arthroscopic procedures have similar outcomes)
- Goals: shave down cam and pincer lesions, debride or repair labrum
- Refer
- Symptoms not responsive to NSAIDs, PT, activity modification
Hip Dysplasia
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip is a disorder of abnormal ______ resulting in dysplasia, sub____, and possible dis_____ of the hip secondary to capsular ____ity and mechanical in_______.
- What does dysplasia mean?
- Greek root “plasis” meaning molding/con_______
- So → abnormal mol____ or development of the hip
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip is a disorder of abnormal development resulting in dysplasia, subluxation, and possible dislocation of the hip secondary to capsular laxity and mechanical instability.
- What does dysplasia mean?
- Greek root “plasis” meaning molding/conformation
- So → abnormal molding or development of the hip
Hip Dysplasia
- Diagnosis can be confirmed with (1) in the first __ months and then with (1) after femoral head ___ification occurs (~ _-_ months).
- Treatment varies from Pavlik _______ to surgical re_____ and ____teotomies depending on the age of the patient, underlying etiology, and the severity of dysplasia.
- Diagnosis can be confirmed with ultrasonography in the first 4 months and then with radiographs after femoral head ossification occurs (~ 4-6 months).
- Treatment varies from Pavlik bracing to surgical reduction and osteotomies depending on the age of the patient, underlying etiology, and the severity of dysplasia.