The leg presents a 3-cm. shortening with only slight internal rotation. Adduction is limited to 15° and abduction to 30°. Flexion at the thigh is 35°.

I’ve been making the end of 2024 and the start of 2025 all about my hips. No, I’m not channeling my inner Shakira, I’m talking about internal hip rotation…obviously. Sure, mobility isn't ...

This position helps determine the degree of the femur’s internal rotation. Femoral Anteversion Treatment Femoral anteversion usually improves as a child grows. No treatment is necessary if the degree ...

Want to know what to look out for? Here are a few common causes of poor internal hip rotation: 1. Hip Impingement Hip impingement is the pinching of the femoral head against the acetabulum (the hip ...

Cup anteversion was then adjusted using a manual manufacturer’s cup inserter with a goniometer, according to the stem anteversion, so that CA ranged from 40° to 60° (Jolles et al., 2002; Nakashima et ...

Then the traction internal rotation was performed by a well-trained-orthopedic resident, manually gently applying the longitudinal traction force by holding the ankle until the affected leg length was ...

The opposite condition, in which the femur has an abnormal forward (inward) rotation, is called femoral anteversion. Femoral retroversion can occur in one or both legs. In some cases, hip/femoral ...

Introduction Appropriate postoperative stem anteversion (PSA) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is critical to achieving implant stability, the optimal range of motion (ROM), and avoiding impingement (1 ...

ABSTRACT Femoral de-rotation osteotomy (FDO) and hip arthroscopy are both recognized surgical options for the management of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in the setting of decreased femoral ...

Hip and knee JRF magnitudes were affected by the femoral version with variations from the unmodified generic model up to 17.9 ± 4.5% at the hip and 43.4 ± 27.1% at the knee joint. The ankle joint was ...