TY - JOUR
T1 - Variability of the Ischiofemoral Space Relative to Femur Position
T2 - An Ultrasound Study
AU - Finnoff, Jonathan T.
AU - Bond, Jeffrey R.
AU - Collins, Mark S.
AU - Sellon, Jacob L.
AU - Hollman, John H.
AU - Wempe, Michael K.
AU - Smith, Jay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: Ischiofemoral impingement is caused by compression of the quadratus femoris muscle between the ischial tuberosity and lesser trochanter. The evaluation of ischiofemoral impingement includes radiologic studies to evaluate the ischiofemoral space dimensions. No prior study has evaluated the effect of femoral position on ischiofemoral space dimensions. Objective: To determine whether the dimensions of the ischiofemoral space vary with changes in femoral position. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Academic institution. Participants: Six male and four female subjects with no hip pain and no history of hip disorders or surgery were selected to participate in the study. The subjects' mean age was 31.5 years; mean height, 176.8 cm; mean weight, 70.2 kg; and mean body mass index, 23.6 kg/m2. Methods: Ultrasound was used to measure the ischiofemoral space in bilateral gluteal regions of each volunteer. The volunteers underwent imaging in a prone position. The ischiofemoral space was measured with the femur in 9 different positions created through various combinations of frontal (15° abduction, neutral, and 15° adduction) and transverse (30° internal rotation, neutral, and 30° external rotation) plane hip motions. Main Outcome Measurements: The narrowest ischiofemoral interval, defined as the narrowest distance between the medial cortex of the lesser trochanter and the lateral cortex of the ischial tuberosity. Results: The anatomic landmarks used to measure the ischiofemoral space were easily identified in all subjects. The frontal plane main effect (F2,18 = 38.611) was statistically significant (P < .001), as was the transverse plane main effect (F2,18 = 82.452, P < .001). These findings indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in ischiofemoral space according to hip position in the frontal and transverse planes. The largest ischiofemoral space measurement occurred with the hip in abduction and internal rotation (51.8 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI], 49.2-54.5 mm), whereas hip adduction and external rotation resulted in the narrowest ischiofemoral space measurement (30.8 mm; 95% CI, 25.5-36.0 mm). The largest difference was between the adduction-external rotation and the abduction-internal rotation positions (mean difference = 21.1 mm; 95% CI, 13.7-28.5 mm; P < .001), and the smallest difference was between the adducted-neutral rotation and the abducted-external rotation positions (mean difference = 0.23 mm; 95% CI, -8.07-8.55 mm; P = .99). Conclusions: Femoral position affects ischiofemoral space dimensions. The ischiofemoral space widens with abduction and internal rotation and narrows with adduction and external rotation, and thus femoral position should be considered when imaging and measuring the ischiofemoral space.
AB - Background: Ischiofemoral impingement is caused by compression of the quadratus femoris muscle between the ischial tuberosity and lesser trochanter. The evaluation of ischiofemoral impingement includes radiologic studies to evaluate the ischiofemoral space dimensions. No prior study has evaluated the effect of femoral position on ischiofemoral space dimensions. Objective: To determine whether the dimensions of the ischiofemoral space vary with changes in femoral position. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Academic institution. Participants: Six male and four female subjects with no hip pain and no history of hip disorders or surgery were selected to participate in the study. The subjects' mean age was 31.5 years; mean height, 176.8 cm; mean weight, 70.2 kg; and mean body mass index, 23.6 kg/m2. Methods: Ultrasound was used to measure the ischiofemoral space in bilateral gluteal regions of each volunteer. The volunteers underwent imaging in a prone position. The ischiofemoral space was measured with the femur in 9 different positions created through various combinations of frontal (15° abduction, neutral, and 15° adduction) and transverse (30° internal rotation, neutral, and 30° external rotation) plane hip motions. Main Outcome Measurements: The narrowest ischiofemoral interval, defined as the narrowest distance between the medial cortex of the lesser trochanter and the lateral cortex of the ischial tuberosity. Results: The anatomic landmarks used to measure the ischiofemoral space were easily identified in all subjects. The frontal plane main effect (F2,18 = 38.611) was statistically significant (P < .001), as was the transverse plane main effect (F2,18 = 82.452, P < .001). These findings indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in ischiofemoral space according to hip position in the frontal and transverse planes. The largest ischiofemoral space measurement occurred with the hip in abduction and internal rotation (51.8 mm; 95% confidence interval [CI], 49.2-54.5 mm), whereas hip adduction and external rotation resulted in the narrowest ischiofemoral space measurement (30.8 mm; 95% CI, 25.5-36.0 mm). The largest difference was between the adduction-external rotation and the abduction-internal rotation positions (mean difference = 21.1 mm; 95% CI, 13.7-28.5 mm; P < .001), and the smallest difference was between the adducted-neutral rotation and the abducted-external rotation positions (mean difference = 0.23 mm; 95% CI, -8.07-8.55 mm; P = .99). Conclusions: Femoral position affects ischiofemoral space dimensions. The ischiofemoral space widens with abduction and internal rotation and narrows with adduction and external rotation, and thus femoral position should be considered when imaging and measuring the ischiofemoral space.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.03.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 25772723
AN - SCOPUS:84953863764
SN - 1934-1482
VL - 7
SP - 930
EP - 937
JO - PM and R
JF - PM and R
IS - 9
ER -