What is it about?
Gait analysis has been widely used as an objective and quantitative technique for the evaluation of normal and pathological patterns of locomotion in many musculoskeletal conditions. It could provide an objective assessment tool for femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI), which is a pathomechanical condition caused by an altered osseous morphology of the acetabulum and/or the head-neck junction of the femur. This review article aimed to explain some of the abnormal kinematic and kinetic patterns associated with FAI by highlighting similarities between the gait seen in early osteoarthritis (OA) and that of FAI.
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Why is it important?
Obtaining objective and accurate assessment of hip biodynamics are vital in understanding the impact of FAI, while there have been a limited number of studies published so far reporting unexpected and inconsistent results. The studies done until now have included inconsistent cohorts of patients, and therefore from the available limited data, it is difficult to draw any robust conclusions.
Perspectives
We need to quantify the presence or absence of certain radiological and clinical signs on categorical or continuous scales so that they can be specifically and directly correlated with the outcomes in kinematics and kinetics. We are now during preparation for the new gait analysis research focusing on FAI patients.
Mr Vikas Khanduja
University of Cambridge
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This page is a summary of: The effect of femoro-acetabular impingement on the kinematics and kinetics of the hip joint, International Orthopaedics, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2302-5.
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