Michael J M O'Brien, Joanne L Kemp, Adam Ivan Semciw, Inger Mechlenburg, Julie S Jacobsen, Matthew G King, Mark J Scholes, Peter R Lawrenson, Kay Crossley, Rintje Agricola, Richard B Souza, Joshua Heerey
OBJECTIVE: In symptomatic football players with hip dysplasia, we aimed to explore the relationships between self-reported sport and recreation ability and (i) hip muscle strength, (ii) functional performance, and investigate if these relationships were modified by sex or cartilage defects. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, (n=50) football players with longstanding (>6 months) hip and/or groin pain, a positive flexion/adduction/internal rotation (FADIR) test and a lateral-centre-edge angle <250 were included...
September 8, 2023: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy