The Iliopsoas: Anatomy, Clinical Evaluation, and Its Role in Hip Pain in the Athlete: A Scoping Review
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The Iliopsoas : Anatomy, Clinical Evaluation, and Its Role in Hip Pain in the Athlete: A Scoping Review. / Tramer, Joseph S.; Holmich, Per; Safran, Marc R.
In: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vol. 32, No. 13, 2024, p. e620-e630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Iliopsoas
T2 - Anatomy, Clinical Evaluation, and Its Role in Hip Pain in the Athlete: A Scoping Review
AU - Tramer, Joseph S.
AU - Holmich, Per
AU - Safran, Marc R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Disability due to iliopsoas (IP) pain and dysfunction is underdiagnosed in the athletic population. The IP unit consists of the psoas major and iliacus muscles converging to form the IP tendon and is responsible primarily for hip flexion strength but has a number of secondary contributions such as femoral movement, trunk rotation, core stabilization, and dynamic anterior stability to the hip joint. As the IP passes in front of the anterior acetabulum and labrum, the diagnosis of IP pain may be confused with labral tearing seen on magnetic resonance imaging. This is in addition to the low sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging to detect IP tendinitis and bursitis. Resisted seated hip flexion as well as direct palpation of the IP tendon and muscle belly are useful to assess function and help determine whether the IP may be the source of pain, which is common in athletes. Both biomechanical and clinical investigations have demonstrated the role of IP as an anterior hip stabilizer. Patients with signs of hip microinstability, developmental dysplasia of the hip, and increased femoral anteversion are at risk of IP pain and poor outcomes after IP lengthening, highlighting the importance of the IP in providing dynamic anterior hip stability.
AB - Disability due to iliopsoas (IP) pain and dysfunction is underdiagnosed in the athletic population. The IP unit consists of the psoas major and iliacus muscles converging to form the IP tendon and is responsible primarily for hip flexion strength but has a number of secondary contributions such as femoral movement, trunk rotation, core stabilization, and dynamic anterior stability to the hip joint. As the IP passes in front of the anterior acetabulum and labrum, the diagnosis of IP pain may be confused with labral tearing seen on magnetic resonance imaging. This is in addition to the low sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging to detect IP tendinitis and bursitis. Resisted seated hip flexion as well as direct palpation of the IP tendon and muscle belly are useful to assess function and help determine whether the IP may be the source of pain, which is common in athletes. Both biomechanical and clinical investigations have demonstrated the role of IP as an anterior hip stabilizer. Patients with signs of hip microinstability, developmental dysplasia of the hip, and increased femoral anteversion are at risk of IP pain and poor outcomes after IP lengthening, highlighting the importance of the IP in providing dynamic anterior hip stability.
U2 - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-01166
DO - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-23-01166
M3 - Review
C2 - 38502896
AN - SCOPUS:85196142856
VL - 32
SP - e620-e630
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
SN - 1067-151X
IS - 13
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ID: 395826594