Running biomechanics in people with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: A cross-sectional analysis of sex differences and relationships with patient reported outcome measures
Guilherme V. da Costa , Benjamin F. Mentiplay , Matthew G. King , Joanne L. Kemp , Kay M. Crossley , Sally L. Coburn , Denise M. Jones , Danilo de Oliveira Silva , Marcella F. Pazzinatto , Richard T.R. Johnston , Mark J. Scholes
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Abstract
Objectives
(i) Investigate if lower-limb running biomechanics differ between women and men with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, and (ii) explore whether sex-specific relationships between lower-limb running biomechanics and symptom severity and sport-related concerns exist.
Design
Cross-sectional.
Setting
Gait laboratory.
Participants
Twenty women and 22 men enrolled in a clinical trial of physiotherapist-led treatments for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
Main outcome measures
Kinematics and kinetics of hip, knee, and ankle joints during the stance phase (calculated from three-dimensional biomechanics data) were compared using statistical parametric mapping. The International Hip Outcome Tool-33 and Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcomes Score quantified hip-related symptom severity and sport-related concerns.
Results
Women had larger hip adduction angles (34%–44% of stance,p = 0.045) than men. For kinetics, women displayed larger external hip extension moments (77%–100%,p = 0.001), smaller knee extension moments (80%–100%,p = 0.007), and smaller ankle dorsiflexion moments (26%–67%,p < 0.001) than men. Worse sport-related concern was associated with a larger peak hip extension angle (0.18, 95%CI 0.05,0.31) and smaller hip flexion moment impulse (0.14∗10–2, 95% CI 0.02∗10–2,0.25∗10–2) in women, and smaller hip external rotation moment impulse in men (0.06∗10–2, 95% CI 0.01∗10–2,0.11∗10–2).
Conclusions
Women and men with FAI syndrome display differences in lower-limb running biomechanics and relationships between symptom severity and running biomechanics are sex-dependent, warranting consideration in future analyses.
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Physical Therapy in Sport is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the publication of research and clinical practice material relevant to the healthcare professions involved in sports and exercise medicine, and rehabilitation. The journal publishes material that is indispensable for day-to-day practice and continuing professional development. Physical Therapy in Sport covers topics dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries, as well as more general areas of sports and exercise medicine and related sports science.
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