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BACKGROUND: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is typically accompanied by changes in movement pattern. However, it is unclear if these changes persist in the remission phase of symptoms. Investigating movement patterns in individuals in remission phase of PFP may help to further guide the rehabilitation process and to understand whether changes are due to high levels of pain or related to other factors. PURPOSE: To compare 3D kinematics during walking and the single leg squat (SLS) between individuals with history of PFP in remission phase and a control group without history of lower limb injuries and PFP. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional case-control study. METHODS: Individuals with onset of PFP for at least one year and in phase of remission of symptoms (experimental group [EG]; n=13, 30±8 years) were compared to a control group (CG, n=13, 28±7 years). A 10-camera motion analysis system (Vicon-Nexus®) was used to record 3D ankle, knee, hip and trunk angles during walking and SLS. RESULTS: The EG presented less ankle dorsiflexion, knee and hip flexion during the stance phase of walking compared to the CG (p=0.005, large effect size ηp2 = 0.141). During the SLS, no between-group differences were observed for the ankle, knee and hip angles at the peak of knee flexion (p>0.05). A trend for increased trunk range of movement in the EG compared to the CG was observed (p=0.075, medium effect size ηp2 = 0.127). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate less movement in the sagittal plane during walking, and a trend towards more movement of the trunk during SLS in the EG compared to the CG. The participants of the EG had minimal symptoms, to the point of not classifying them as pathological. However, the between-group differences suggest that even in the remission phase, kinematic differences persist for some reason and may contribute to the recurring pain in PFP individuals. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3.
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The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to determine the quality of evidence of studies assessing isokinetic hip muscle strength in adult non-injured individuals. We also aimed to summarise and pool data of normative values for hip muscle strength. The influence of methodological and participant-related factors on hip strength performance was explored as well. Guidelines proposed in the PRISMA were used to undertake a search strategy involving the keyword 'hip' associated with a set of keywords reflecting muscle strength. Five databases were searched: ProQuest, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science. From the 2,939 records initially retained, 28 articles were included in this systematic review. Eight articles were classified as high quality. This systematic review exposed the methodological fragility of most studies assessing hip strength in non-injured adult population. Only data from studies with a small number of participants are available to be used as reference. A few individual studies suggest no differences in torque parameters between dominant and non-dominant lower limbs; differences in torque parameters between age groups; and between male and female participants. Overall, reference values for hip muscle performance in isokinetic tests are mostly unclear.
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Hip/physiology , Muscle Strength/physiology , Adult , Age Factors , Biomechanical Phenomena , Exercise/physiology , Humans , Muscle Strength Dynamometer , Reference Values , Research Design/standards , Sex Factors , TorqueABSTRACT
Abstract This systematic review (PROSPERO registration n.43640) aimed to summarise and determine the quality of evidence relating hip bone morphology to (i) hip strength, (ii) mobility and (iii) lower limb biomechanics during functional activities. A standardized search on MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and Scopus resulted in 17 papers that met inclusion criteria: i) original investigations with a minimal sample of n=10, ii) studies on humans and iii) presence of at least one quantitative hip morphological parameter and one hip functional (i.e. strength and mobility) and/or one lower limb biomechanical parameter. Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool with adaptations. Sixteen out of the 17 included studies showed high risk of bias. We observed that primary evidence pointed to the influence of hip morphology on hip mobility in the transverse plane. Specifically, positive correlations between femoral anteversion angle and range of internal hip rotation in physical examination were observed. Regarding biomechanical parameters, no clear evidence of association between hip morphology, and kinematic and kinetic parameters were found. Our results point to a field that is currently under explored and future studies with low risk of bias addressing these relationships are required.
Resumo Essa revisão sistemática (PROSPERO registro no 43640) tem por objetivo sintetizar e determinar a qualidade da evidência que relaciona morfologia do quadril à (i) força do quadril, (ii) mobilidade e (iii) biomecânica dos membros inferiores durante atividades funcionais. Uma busca padronizada no MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect e Scopus resultou em 17 artigos em acordo com os critérios de inclusão: i) estudos originais com amostra mínima de n=10; ii) estudos em humanos e iii) presença de no mínimo um parâmetro quantitativo da morfologia do quadril e um parâmetro funcional do quadril (ex.: mobilidade e força) e/ou um parâmetro biomecânico do membro inferior. A avaliação do risco de viés foi realizada através da ferramenta Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) com adaptações. Dezesseis dos 17 estudos incluídos apresentaram alto risco de viés. Observamos que a evidência primária aponta para influência da morfologia do quadril em sua mobilidade no plano transverso. Foram observadas, especificamente, correlações positivas entre o ângulo de anteversão femoral e a mobilidade de rotação interna do quadril durante o exame físico. Em relação aos parâmetros biomecânicos, não foram encontradas evidências claras sobre associação entre morfologia do quadril e parâmetros cinemáticos e cinéticos. Nossos resultados apontam para um campo atualmente subexplorado e investigações futuras com baixo risco de viés que avaliem essas relações são necessárias.
