| Title |
Measurement of Hip Range of Flexion‐Extension and Straight‐leg Raising
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, January 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11999-007-0073-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
R. A. Elson, G. R. Aspinall |
| Abstract |
We believe there is a degree of inaccuracy in the usual methods of evaluation of range at the hip in the sagittal plane, ie, flexion-extension. We describe a simple method of measuring more accurately the range of hip flexion-extension, presuming such ranges of motion should relate to the anatomic position of the pelvis. We used this technique for the measurement of flexion and extension of the left hip in a cohort of 200 healthy individuals; we found a wide range of both flexion (80 degrees-140 degrees ) and extension (5 degrees-40 degrees ). Especially with respect to extension, we believe more conventional methods underestimate the ranges of motion. As a corollary to this study, we suggest some reappraisal of the straight-leg-raising test by which pain from nerve root tension can be distinguished from a source of pain arising locally in intervertebral joints for mechanical reasons or from the hip itself. We recommend the method described as being useful in the consulting office. |
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| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 74 | 95% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 13 | 17% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 23% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 18% |
| Engineering | 12 | 15% |
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| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
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