Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: Different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

K Allison; M Hall; PW Hodges; TV Wrigley; B Vicenzino; YH Pua; B Metcalf; A Grimaldi; KL Bennell

Journal article

Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: Different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

K Allison, M Hall, PW Hodges, TV Wrigley, B Vicenzino, YH Pua, B Metcalf, A Grimaldi, KL Bennell

Gait and Posture | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.011

Abstract

Background: Gluteal tendinopathy (GT) and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are the most common causes of hip pain and associated disability in older adults. Pain and altered walking biomechanics are common to both conditions. This study aimed to compare three-dimensional walking biomechanics between individuals with unilateral, symptomatic GT and HOA. Methods: Sixty individuals with symptomatic unilateral GT confirmed by magnetic-resonance-imaging and 73 individuals with symptomatic unilateral HOA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade ≥ 2) underwent three-dimensional gait analysis. Maximum and minimum values of the external sagittal hip moment, the first peak, second peak and mid-stance minimum of the hip adducti..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The work was in part supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant (#628556) and program grant (#631717). KLB is supported by a NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (#1058440) and PWH by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (#APP1102905). MH is supported by a Sir Randal Heymanson Research Fellowship from The University of Melbourne.