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Management of hip disorders

One or more of the answers maybe correct.

1. Which of the following structures are likely to refer pain into the groin?

a] Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

b] L5 S1 disc

c] Patellofemoral joint

d] Pubic symphysis

2. Structural femoroacetabular impingement is associated with:

a] Groin pain

b] Lack of decelerating force in the superficial gluteus maximus

c] Boney exostosies on the acetabulum or femoral neck

d] Hypermobility in flexion

3. Iliotibial tractitis may be associated with:

a] Lateral hip pain

b] Repeated extension / rotation activities such as jogging

c] Overactive tensor fascia lata

d] Inhibited piriformis

4. A patient with degenerative osteoarthritis may be expected to complain of:

a] Generalized groin pain

b] Pain relief on weight-bearing

c] Restriction in multiple movement directions

d] Most flexible first thing in the morning

5. Meralgia paraesthetica:

a] Is caused by entrapment of the inguinal nerve

b] Produces burning pain on the inside of the thigh

c] Produces symptoms with longer periods of sitting, squatting, increased walking, standing

d] Is often associated with obesity

6. The segmental stabilizers are:

a] One-joint muscles

b] Short

c] Direction specific

d] Aligned in the direction of primary joint movement

7. A maximal contraction recruiting only tonic muscle fibres:

a] Will best be achieved by asking the patient to contract the muscle slowly

b] Will best be achieved by asking the patient to contract the muscle with at least 40% of maximal voluntary contraction

c] Will show signs of fatigue by approximately 30 seconds

d] May be facilitated by increasing proprioceptive input

8. Patients with the following disorders may complain of pain during flexion and flexion/adduction activities:

a] Structural Femoro-acetabular Impingement (Pincer or Cam)

b] Excessive Anterior Gliding Dysfunction

c] Excessive Posterior Gliding Dysfunction

d] Piriformis syndrome

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