Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Oct 2014)

Proposal for a new clinical test for diagnosing lateral hip snapping,

  • Henrique Antonio Berwanger de Cabritaa Amorim,
  • Henrique Melo de Campos Gurgela,
  • Ricardo Marques,
  • Leandro Emilio Nascimento Santos,
  • José Ricardo Negreiros Vicentea,
  • Marcos de Camargo Leonhardta,
  • Leandro Ejnismana,
  • Alberto Tesconi Croci

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.08.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 5
pp. 532 – 534

Abstract

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Lateral hip snapping is a nosological entity that is often unknown to many orthopedists and even to some hip surgery specialists. It comprises palpable and/or audible snapping on the lateral face of the hip that is sometimes painful, caused by muscle-tendon friction on the greater trochanter during flexion and extension of the coxofemoral joint. In the following, we describe a new test for diagnosing lateral hip snapping, which is eminently clinical.

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