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Sports Wellness. 2010 May; two(3): 237–246.

Posterior Hip Pain in an Athletic Population

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options

Rachel G. Frank, BS, Mark A. Slabaugh, MD, Robert C. Grumet, Md, Walter W. Virkus, Dr., Charles A. Bush-Joseph, Doc, and Shane J. Nho, MD, MS^*

Abstract

Context:

Posterior hip pain is a relatively uncommon only increasingly recognized complaint in the orthopaedic customs. Patient complaints and presentations are often vague or nonspecific, making diagnosis and subsequent treatment decisions difficult. The purposes of this commodity are to review the anatomy and pathophysiology related to posterior hip pain in the athletic patient population.

Evidence Acquisition:

Data were collected through a thorough review of the literature via a MEDLINE search of all relevant articles between 1980 and 2010.

Results:

Many patients who complain of posterior hip pain actually have pain referred from another office of the torso—notably, the lumbar spine or sacroiliac joint. Treatment options for posterior hip pain are typically nonoperative; however, surgery is warranted in some cases.

Conclusions:

Contempo advancements in the understanding of hip anatomy, pathophysiology, and handling options have enabled physicians to better diagnosis athletic hip injuries and select patients for appropriate handling.

Keywords: posterior hip pain, piriformis syndrome, sciatica, referred pain, gluteal region

Injury to the hip articulation is a relatively uncommon simply important clinical problem in the athletic population. Any athlete—particularly one participating in golf, soccer, or dancing—is at gamble of hip injury; thus, information technology is important to recognize and care for injuries associated with the hip joint. In the by, patients with athletic hip injuries were typically treated conservatively, regardless of their diagnosis.³⁴ Recently, however, the literature regarding hip pathology has grown, and advances in arthroscopic treatment ^† techniques and implants have increased the ability of athletes to return to sport following hip injury. Furthermore, improvements in various imaging modalities^{3,11,18,32,42,54} have increased the power of physicians to understand the cause of hip disorders and to more than accurately diagnosis the various pathologies.ⁱ In actuality, the incidence of posterior hip injury may be climbing nevertheless it is nonetheless underreported considering of misdiagnosis.⁶

Hip pain tin be classified in a variety of means,^34,50 including overall location (anterior, posterior, lateral, medial/groin), location about articulation (intra-articular, extra-articular), and onset (astute/traumatic, insidious). In addition, some patients presenting with hip pain take problems that mimic hip pathology, or they accept hurting referred from other joints. In particular, posterior hip pain—the least common type of hip pain (compared to lateral and inductive hip pain)—is frequently due to factors outside the hip joint, as discussed below.

Recent advancements in the understanding of hip anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment options have enabled physicians to better diagnosis athletic hip injuries and select patients for advisable treatment. Although much is known about the posterior hip in terms of beefcake and physiology, in that location are, to our cognition, no consummate reviews in the literature thoroughly describing the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnostic tools, and treatment modalities for the management of posterior hip pain.

Anatomy

The hip joint receives loads up to 6 and viii times the body weight during normal walking and jogging, respectively.⁵¹ When high-impact sports-related activities are factored in, the hip joint bears substantial load and is decumbent to injury. It is imperative that treating health care providers understand the beefcake of the hip joint and surrounding structures to fully appreciate the sometimes confusing clinical presentations and make accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plans.

The hip joint is composed of a complex interaction of bones, muscles, and connective tissue.⁴³ The bony anatomy includes the acetabulum—which contains components of the ischium, ilium, and pubis bones—and the caput of the femur. The acetabulum and femoral caput articulate to form a spheroidal multiaxial ball-and-socket joint. A fibrous capsulolabral structure composed of the labrum⁴⁸ and several ligaments¹⁷ supports the articulation between the acetabulum and the femoral head. The iliofemoral and pubofemoral ligaments encompass the anterior attribute of the joint, whereas the ischiofemoral ligament is posterior; each helps to stabilize the articulation by preventing excessive translation of the joint during normal ranges of movement.

The bony geometry and ligamentous support surrounding the hip make up one's mind which movements are permitted: flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation (Tabular array 1). Muscles are responsible for providing the actual movement, including the iliopsoas,⁴² which is responsible for hip flexion, and the gluteal muscles,^two,44 which are responsible for extension (maximus), abduction (minimus and medius), internal rotation (minimus), and external rotation (maximus). Muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh include the sartorius, tensor fascia lata, quadriceps femoris, pectineus, and iliopsoas. The medial compartment is equanimous of the pectineus as well as the adductor muscles (adductor longus, brevis, magnus, and gracilis). Finally, the posterior compartment contains the hamstrings (biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus). Some other important muscle assisting in external rotation of the hip is the piriformis,¹⁵ which can often cause posterior hip pain when inflamed, owing to its proximity to the sciatic nervus.

Table 1.

Office of the major hip muscles.

Action	Musculus
Flexion	Iliopsoas
	Rectus femoris
	Pectineus
	Sartorius
	Tensor fascia lata
Extension	Gluteus maximus
	Biceps femoris
	Semimembranosus
	Semitendinosus
Adduction	Adductor longus, brevis, magnus
	Gracilis
	Pectineus
Abduction	Gluteus medius
	Gluteus minimus
Internal rotation	Gluteus minimus
	Tensor fascia lata
External rotation	Gluteus maximus
	Piriformis
	Superior gemellus
	Obturator internus
	Inferior gemellus
	Obturator externus
	Quadratus femoris

Because the majority of the articular hip is innervated by the femoral or obturator fretfulness, virtually intra-articular pathologies radiate to the inductive or medial hip, whereas the majority of posterior hip pain is typically acquired by extra-articular conditions. Some conditions may cause a more than global distribution or radiate to areas outside their typical clinical presentation. Furthermore, based on Hilton's law of joint innervation⁴—which describes how the nerve supplying a articulation also innervates the muscles moving the joint and the peel roofing the joint—it is possible and even likely that hip articulation pain is ofttimes referred pain from muscles. Specifically, the hip receives innervation from branches of lumbosacral plexus (L2-S1) and predominantly from the L3 nerve root. Thus, given the distribution of the L3 dermatome, hip articulation pathology ordinarily causes anterior or medial thigh pain, whereas posterior thigh pain is rarely a sign of actual hip intra-articular pathology.³⁴

Another important feature of hip anatomy and a mutual crusade of hip hurting are the diverse bursae around the hip joint—namely, the trochanteric bursa,⁵³ the iliopsoas bursa, and the ischial tuberosity bursa. Bursae of the hip, equally in whatsoever office of the torso, prevent excessive friction of soft tissue over bony prominences during normal ranges of motion only can cause severe pain when inflamed. With regard to posterior hip pain, ischial bursitis should e'er exist on the differential diagnosis when a patient complains of astringent pain upon directly palpation.

History, Physical Examination, and Imaging Studies

History and Physical Exam

A thorough history and complete physical examination are crucial for accurate diagnosis and handling of any patient complaining of posterior hip pain. Because the hip joint is close to several of import structures, including organs of the reproductive and gastrointestinal tracts, whatever patient presenting with systemic symptoms in addition to hip pain should exist immediately worked up for potential infection or cancer, besides as for inflammatory arthritis.²¹ Alarming symptoms include fever, angst, night sweats, weight loss, history of drug corruption, past or present diagnosis of cancer, or being immunocompromised. In add-on, if the patient reports a history of trauma, a hip fracture must exist ruled out.

After determining that the patient has no systemic symptoms and no history of trauma, the md must acquire as much as possible about the injury—specifically, the location of the pain (anterior, posterior, lateral, or medial/groin) too as the characteristics of the hurting. With the onset of pain, provocative activities, age, activity level, and other medical conditions should always be considered.

Afterward eliciting equally much information as possible from the patient, the physician should consummate a thorough physical examination of both hips, which should follow a typical stepwise approach, including observation, palpation, and testing for range of movement, stability, and force in all planes. A gait assessment should be included with each examination. Specifically, the physician should annotation if the patient has an antalgic or Trendelenburg gait or sign, and he or she should inquire the patient to transfer from standing to sitting to lying down and, finally, back to continuing. The height symmetry of the iliac crests, too equally leg length, should exist assessed, given that differences in leg length can frequently crusade or contribute to lower dorsum pain, hip hurting, and sacroiliac (SI) joint hurting. When palpating each muscle grouping, the physician should pay particular attending to the various hip bursae, which are common sources of pain when inflamed—especially the ischial bursa in the patient presenting with posterior hip pain.

Range of move testing should exist performed on both the symptomatic hip and the contralateral hip. It is helpful to brainstorm with the contralateral hip to avoid eliciting painful symptoms at the beginning of the exam, which may pb to guarding throughout the remainder of the exam. Passive and active internal rotation, external rotation, flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction should be measured with a goniometer: Normal values for these movements are 35°, 45°, 120°, thirty°, 45°, and 20°, respectively.³⁴ The Thomas examination is performed to evaluate for the presence of a hip flexion contracture. In the supine position, the patient grabs one genu with both hands and flexes it to the chest as the hip of the examined leg is allowed to completely extend. The exam result is positive for a hip flexion contracture if the examined leg is unable to completely extend. To improve stabilize the pelvis, this test may be performed with the hip flexed only to 90° instead of full flexion. Strength in each plane should too be tested: internal and external rotation, adduction seated or prone, abduction lying lateral with the leg abducted against the examiner's resistance, extension while continuing, and flexion in the seated and supine positions. Logrolling and impingement testing are non necessarily specific to posterior hip pathology but may be performed to rule out other potential etiologies of hip pain, including femoreacetabular impingement.

Examination should include Trendelenburg, Ober, FABER (Patrick), and Thomas tests. The Trendelenburg test assesses the gluteus medius and is performed by having the patient stand on 1 leg. The test is positive for gluteus medius weakness on the standing/supported leg if the pelvis on the opposite, or unsupported, leg drops or tilts. The gluteus medius on the continuing leg should contract and elevate the pelvis on the reverse side.

The FABER (flexion, abduction, and external rotation) test tin can differentiate lumbar spine pathology from principal hip pathology. This test is performed supine with the painful leg flexed and externally rotated and with the ankle resting on the reverse knee, followed past manual force per unit area on the abducted knee joint. If the patient experiences posterior hip pain, the SI joint may be responsible. If groin pain occurs without loss of motion, the problem is most likely native to the hip (88% sensitivity in the able-bodied population for intra-articular pathology).³⁶ Patients with intra-articular hip pain may study that their "hip pain" is located in the distribution known as the C-sign, in which the patient grasps the lateral attribute of the hip with his or her thumb and arrow finger to indicate that the pain is located in between.⁶ The posterior impingement test of the hip is performed with the buttock at the end of the exam tabular array with both legs suspended. With the hip extended, the examiner externally rotates the hip, and the test is positive if this maneuver reproduces hurting.³³ A thorough lumbosacral examination—including inspection, palpation, range of motion, neurosensory cess, and straight leg raises—should also be performed to rule out other causes or contributing factors related patient'southward hip pain.

Imaging Studies

Imaging studies—including radiographs, computed tomography (CT) scanning, fluoroscopically and ultrasound guided injection, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance arthrography—can sometimes be helpful in evaluating posterior hip pain. The radiographic series should always include standard anterior-posterior films of the pelvis, with the coccyx i to 3 cm above the pubic symphysis with concentric obturator foramen. A number of lateral views of the hip have been used, including the cross-table lateral, frog-leg lateral, Dunn lateral, and fake contour.⁵² It is of import to obtain radiographs if the patient is at risk for bony pathology owing to trauma, osteoporosis, cancer, steroid, or alcohol utilize. Careful cess of the posterior inferior portion of the hip articulation is of import considering early on arthritis tin can oft be seen at that place, even when the superior articulation space is normal. CT browse, specially with 3-dimensional reconstructions, can provide of import information on the femoral version and osseous abnormalities. MRI is the report of choice in athletes; namely, it is helpful in providing data about the soft tissue structures surrounding the hip.¹⁸ Fluoroscopically guided hip injections of anesthetic medication tin can exist useful in differentiating intra-articular from extra-articular pathology; ultrasound-guided injections to the iliopsoas and trochanteric bursae are besides helpful.⁵² Of note, hip arthroscopy has been shown to exist the final and definitive diagnostic process for assessing intra-articular pathology.³⁶

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options

Every bit mentioned in a higher place, posterior hip hurting is the least common when compared with anterior, lateral, and medial pain.³⁴ The structures effectually the hip—especially the lower back as well as the nerves coursing through the pelvis—are of import when considering a patient presenting with posterior hip pain. Thus, a thorough understanding of hip anatomy is vital to appropriate diagnosis and potential handling. In add-on, fractures must be considered, especially in high-gamble patients such every bit long-altitude runners, those with osteoporosis, and those with a history of trauma or a falling episode. Table 2 describes common causes and classifications of general hip pain.

Table two.

Differential diagnosis of hip pain.

Classification	Potential Etiologies
Location
Lateral hip pain	Greater trochanteric bursitis
	Gluteus medius dysfunction
	Iliotibial band syndrome
	Meralgia paresthetica
Anterior hip hurting	Osteoarthritis
	Hip flexor tendinopathy
	Iliopsoas bursitis
	Hip fracture
	Stress fracture
	Acetabular labral tear
	Avascular necrosis of humeral head
Posterior hip hurting	Referred from lumbar spine
	Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
	Hip extensor or rotator strain
	Proximal hamstring rupture
	Piriformis syndrome
Medial hip pain	Groin hurting
Location about joint
Intra-articular	Labral tears
	Loose bodies
	Femoroacetabular impingement
	Capsular laxity
	Ligamentum teres rupture
	Chondral damage
Extra-articular	Iliopsoas tendonitis
	Iliotibial band
	Gluteus medius/minimus
	Greater trochanteric bursitis
	Stress fracture
	Abductor strain
	Piriformis syndrome
	SI joint pathology
Onset
Acute	Musculus strain
	Contusion (hip pointer)
	Avulsions and apophyseal injuries
	Hip dislocation/subluxation
	Acetabular labral tears and loose bodies
	Proximal femur fractures
Insidious	Sports hernias and athletic pubalgia
	Osteitis pubis
	Bursitis
	Snapping hip syndrome
	Stress syndrome
	Osteoarthritis
Systemic causes	Cancer
	Infection
	Inflammatory arthritis
Mimickers of hip pain	Athletic pubalgia
	Sports hernia
	Osteitis pubis
Referred pain	Lumbar spine
	Degenerative disc affliction

The near common causes of posterior hip hurting include referred pain from the lumbar spine, SI joint dysfunction, hip extensor or rotator muscle pain, proximal hamstring rupture, early arthritis, and piriformis syndrome (Table 3). Tabular array 4 describes effective therapeutic exercises for these conditions, which can typically exist performed at home.

Table 3.

Differential diagnosis of posterior hip pain.

Diagnosis	Findings
Referred pain from lumbar spine	Low dorsum hurting
	Pain elicited with isolated lumbar, flexion/extension
	Radicular symptoms
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction	Pelvic asymmetry on examination
	Posterior hip or buttocks pain (particularly runners)
Hip extensor or rotator muscle strain	History of overuse
	Acute injury
	Hurting with resisted musculus testing
	Tenderness to palpation over gluteal muscles
Proximal hamstring rupture	Posterior hip pain
	Signs of musculus weakness and sciatica
Piriformis syndrome	Hurting in the sciatic nerve distribution (low back, buttock, leg)
	Pain exacerbated by stooping or lifting
	Hurting with directly leg heighten

Table 4.

Examples of dwelling house exercises.

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Knee to chest	Lie flat, bring knee to chest with easily, alternate knees.
	→ Echo x×, 3 sets
Prone press-up	Lie prone, press up with hands while keeping pelvis on floor/table.
	→ Hold for 30 seconds, echo 10×, 3 sets
Nonweightbearing lumbar rotation	Lie flat with feet apartment on tabular array/floor, rock both knees back and forth in small-scale movements.
	→ Perform for 30 seconds, iii sets
Extensor/rotator strain
Hip abduction	Lie on side (injured leg on superlative, bottom articulatio genus slightly bent), lift elevation leg up leading with heel, concur for 5 seconds.
	→ Echo 10×, three sets
Hip abduction alternate	Get on hands and knees, lift articulatio genus up and out to the side from the hip, hold for 5 seconds.
	→ Echo 10×, alternate legs, 3 sets
Hip abduction with tubing	Sit, identify resistance tubing around thighs above knees, spread legs against the resistance, hold for v seconds.
	→ Repeat 10×, three sets
Hamstring strain/rupture
Supine stretch	Lie flat, support back of articulatio genus with mitt or towel, and effort to extend genu so that plantar surface of foot faces ceiling.
	→ Agree for 20 to 30 seconds
Hip extension	Lie prone, raise up leg from behind the hip while keeping knee straight, hold for 5 seconds.
	→ Repeat ten×, iii sets
Isometric strengthening	Lie supine, flex human knee, and push heel into flooring/table with force, hold for 5 seconds.
	→ Repeat 10×, 3 sets
Hamstring curls	Prevarication decumbent, flex genu to 90°, hold for 5 seconds, slowly extend leg until flat.
	→ Repeat 10×, 3 sets
Piriformis syndrome
Decumbent hip extension	Lie prone with pillow under hips, curve knee, and contract gluteal muscles, then lift leg off surface 6 in. (xv cm) (leg on surface stays straight), hold for 5 seconds.
	→ Repeat 10×, 3 sets
Resisted abduction with resistance band	Stand sideways about doorway with resistance ring around ankle away from door (identify other end of resistance ring into doorway and shut), and so extend leg out to side with genu straight.
	→ Echo ten×, three sets
Hamstring stretch seated	Sit with heel of injured leg resting on a 15-in. (38-cm) platform with genu extended, then lean frontwards at hips until stretch is felt (exercise Not bend at waist or shoulders).
	→ Hold for xxx seconds, repeat 3×
Gluteal stretch	Prevarication flat with knees bent and ankle of i leg over knee of other. Then agree thigh of lesser leg and pull toward chest.
	→ Hold for 30 seconds, echo 3×

Referred Pain From Lumbar Spine

The about common cause of posterior hip pain is referred pain from the lumbar spine area, the virtually common causes of which include herniated disks and sciatic radiculopathy. The pain is attributed to the innervation of the hip by the lumbar plexus, virtually notably via the L3 nervus root, as described above. Such patients typically complain of a history of low back pain that has worsened, with new onset of posterior hip and/or buttock hurting. Symptoms tin usually be reproduced during flexion or extension of the lumbar spine, and the patient may draw radicular symptoms traveling downwards the leg. Treatment for referred pain depends on the cause of the lumbar pathology, and it can range from conservative care, including therapy and activeness modification, to steroid injections to surgical intervention.

SI Articulation Dysfunction

SI joint dysfunction has a variety of causes—including hypermobility, hypomobility, trauma, degenerative arthritis, inflammatory arthropathy (sacroiliitis), infection, ligament strain, and/or stress fractures.⁵⁰ Patients with any of these atmospheric condition tin feel pain near the posterior superior iliac spine and may have buttock pain that radiates downward the leg. Pathology of the SI joint can be hard to diagnosis; thus, a thorough neurological examination is warranted to rule out other pathology, including tumors. Images—including radiographs, CT scans, and MRI scans (Figure i)—are helpful, merely fluoroscopic-guided injection into the SI articulation is considered diagnostic if the patient experiences relief of hurting.¹⁰ Handling depends on the cause of the SI dysfunction, and information technology ranges from physical therapy (for patients with strength/flexibility deficits) to antirheumatic agents and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for patients with inflammatory arthropathies. Surgical correction, manipulation, and radiofrequency neurotomy are controversial treatments and are considered on a case-past-case basis when more conservative therapies accept failed.⁴³

Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine demonstrating large herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 (left, T2; right, proton density fat-saturated image).

Extensor or Rotator Musculus Pain

The muscular back up of the hip joint is complicated by the presence of several muscle attachments in a modest, bars space, many of which have overlapping functions. Thus, when one muscle or muscle group is strained or overworked, information technology is common for the patient to complain of generalized hip pain, thereby making diagnosis difficult. The extensor muscles of the hip—including the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus—all insert into various components of the posterior pelvis; strain or tear of any of these tendons can lead to posterior hip pain. The biceps femoris has 2 proximal attachments: the long head attaches to the ischial tuberosity and sacrotuberous ligament; the short head attaches to the lateral lip of the linea aspera and the lateral intermuscular septum. The semimembranous and semitendinosus also arise from the ischial tuberosity, and then injury to any of the hamstring tendons tin lead to posterior hip hurting. The rotator muscles, including internal and external rotators, have attachments on the posterior aspect of the hip; thus, strain or overuse of these muscles can lead to posterior hip pain also. Information technology is important to recognize gluteal tendinopathy, given that the gluteal muscles lie near the posterior hip but more often cause lateral hip pain in association with greater trochanteric pain syndrome,^{23,25,28,31,41} equally opposed to posterior hip pain. Treatment for overuse of these muscles is typically conservative and includes activity modification, physical therapy, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis syndrome is some other cause of posterior hip pain, and it may account for up to 5% of all cases of low back, buttock, and leg pain.⁴⁰ Patients generally mutter of pain in a sciatic nerve distribution; that is, buttock hurting referred downwards the leg. The classic features of piriformis syndrome include pain in the region of the SI joint, greater sciatic notch, and piriformis muscle and exacerbation of hurting caused past stooping or lifting and, potentially, gluteal atrophy.^forty Patients may complain of pain with straight leg raise. Results of the Pace exam are positive if the patient has pain with resisted hip abduction in a seated position.³⁹ The Freiberg test can be performed with forceful internal rotation of the extended hip, the result of which is positive if the pain is produced by stretching the piriformis muscle.¹⁴ Some recommend a pelvic or rectal examination, which may reveal a tender, palpable, spindle-shaped mass considered to be the intrapelvic portion of the piriformis musculus.⁴⁶ Because clinical presentations can be vague and there are few validated and/or standardized diagnostic tests, patients are often diagnosed via exclusion. Electrodiagnostic testing with electromyographic and nerve conduction studies should be performed if piriformis syndrome is suspected, which may provide findings consistent with sciatic nerve pinch at the level of the piriformis muscle.^nineteen Traditional handling includes conservative therapy with a focus on physical therapy, stretching, and steroid or analgesic³⁷ injections. Recently, the use of botulinum toxin^22,26 and arthroscopic release^viii have been used as a therapy with promising results.

Proximal Hamstring Rupture

Rupture of the proximal hamstring tendons is another common cause of posterior hip pain.^7,xx,38 Injury tin can occur following a former traumatic rupture, or it tin can occur over time after several episodes of hamstring strain and tendonitis. Patients with rupture present with posterior hip pain and oftentimes have signs of muscle weakness and sciatica.^{23,25,28,31,41} In the past, handling consisted of conservative therapies; however, contempo research has shown that early operative intervention,^5,30 compared with conservative therapy or tardily surgical intervention,⁴⁷ yields substantially ameliorate results. In addition, some studies have shown that surgical repair with allograft tendons tin exist successful in acute and chronic cases (Figures 2-​ 4).^13,27

Physical examination demonstrating ecchymosis after a torn hamstring.

Intraoperative images of proximal hamstring repair. A, proximal terminate of the hamstring tendon tagged with numerous sutures. B, repair of proximal hamstring with suture anchors to the ischium.

T2 magnetic resonance images of acutely torn hamstring tendons: A, axial cuts demonstrating torn hamstring tendon with fluid around the proximal stop; B, coronal image with 3 hamstring tendons torn with retraction and hematoma formation.

Femoroacetabular Impingement

Although the typical presentation of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) occurs in the groin area, in that location are cases that present globally or focally (ie, on the posterior aspect of the hip). FAI occurs as a outcome of structural abnormalities that cause chondral and labral injury with repetitive hip movement. A number of osseous abnormalities of the acetabulum and/or femoral head may atomic number 82 to hip impingement, including CAM impingement, Pincer impingement from focal acetabular overcoverage (acetabular retroversion) or global acetabular overcoverage (coxa profunda or protrusion acetabuli) (Figure v). If an athlete has repetitive groin strains with loss of range of motion that is refractory to concrete therapy and so results in loss of participation, the side by side stride is referral to a hip specialist and radiographic evaluation. As previously mentioned, such patients typically have groin pain, worse with prolonged sitting or rotational maneuvers. The physical examination demonstrates limitations, with hip flexion, internal rotation, and external rotation being involved in some cases. Less than 20° of internal rotation is abnormal, and the clinician should exist suspicious of FAI. An impingement sign is positive if the patient has groin hurting with flexion, adduction, and internal rotation. The posterior impingement test is performed with the hip in extension and external rotation, and the result is considered positive if the test produces hurting in the posterior aspect of the hip. Patients with global acetabular overcoverage may have a positive posterior impingement sign. Fluoroscopic injection of the hip joint with lidocaine is the next stride. A positive response to the injection, with hip motion or action that elicits the pain, is considered to be diagnostic for an intra-articular cause of hip hurting. Advanced imaging studies with MRI or CT scans are appropriate to farther delineate the hip morphology and injury to the articular cartilage and labrum. If the patients have symptoms that are refractory to nonsurgical direction, hip surgery to right bony deformities tin can be performed through an open approach or hip arthroscopy.

Bilateral global acetabular overcoverage secondary to acetabular protrusio. Radiographs demonstrate that the acetabular line (arrow) is medial to the ilioischial line. A crossover sign is likewise evident, with the anterior wall (dashed line) being more lateral than the posterior wall (solid line).

Clinical Workup

A systematic arroyo³⁴ to accost posterior hip pain should be used in an attempt to diagnosis the crusade of pain and select the appropriate treatment strategy. If the patient describes an acute onset of pain and has a history of low dorsum pain or radiating symptoms, the doc should perform imaging studies of the lumbar spine. In these cases, the most likely cause of hurting is herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar degenerative disc disease, arthropathy, or spinal stenosis, and the appropriate treatment typically begins with conservative measures. If the patient describes a more than gradual onset of injury, as in the case of overuse or sports-related pain, the physical exam can be helpful in narrowing the possible causes. Specifically, if the patient has a positive outcome for the FABER examination or has pelvic asymmetry, SI joint dysfunction tin can be considered, with advisable therapy including physical therapy, modification of activity, and selective injections. For patients who do not experience relief of symptoms, the doc should perform an MRI or bone scan of the pelvis to rule out a stress reaction inside the pelvis. If the patient instead has hurting with resisted extensor or rotator musculus testing and/or gluteal muscle tenderness to palpation, the probable diagnosis is muscle strain. The appropriate handling in this case is action modification, physical therapy, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Athletes with persistent groin strain with limitations in range of motion may take FAI and and so crave evaluation by a hip specialist for possible radiographic evaluation and injections. Those who practise not improve with activeness modification and therapy may be indicated for either open or arthroscopic hip surgery. In addition, patients with proximal hamstring avulsion should immediately be referred to an orthopaedic surgeon for possible repair of hamstring tendon.

Conclusions

Posterior hip pain is the to the lowest degree common complaint amidst patients with hip pain. To make proper treatment decisions, physicians must employ a logical and systemic arroyo to assess patients presenting with posterior hip pain. Common causes of posterior hip pain include referred hurting from the lumbar spine, SI joint dysfunction, hip extensor or rotator muscle strain, proximal hamstring rupture, and piriformis syndrome.

One or more authors has indicated a potential disharmonize of involvement: Shane J. Nho and Charles A Bush-league-Joseph have received research and institutional support from Arthrex, Smith & Nephew, Livatec, Miomed, Athletico, and DJ Ortho.

^†References 9, 12, xvi, 23, 24, 29, 35, 45, 49, 52, 55.

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