Hip joint muscle forces during gait in patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome are associated with patient reported outcomes and cartilage composition.

ABSTRACT: Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) consists of abnormal hip joint morphology and pain during activities of daily living. Abnormal gait mechanics and potentially abnormal muscle forces within FAI patients leads to articular cartilage damage. Therefore, there is a necessity to understand the effects of FAI on hip joint muscle forces during gait and the link between muscle forces, patient reported outcomes (PRO) and articular cartilage health. The purposes of this study were to assess: (1) hip muscle forces between FAI patients and healthy controls and (2) the associations between hip muscle forces with PRO and cartilage composition (T_1ρ/T₂ mapping) within FAI patients. Musculoskeletal simulations were used to estimate peak muscle forces during the stance phase

SUBMITTER: Samaan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6428078 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature