2003 Gait adaptations in patients with longstanding hip fusion

Description: Motion analysis was performed on 9 patients who underwent unilateral hip arthrodesis between 1979 and 1991. A standard clinical gait analysis 3- dimensional model for the lower limb was used to calculate the effect of the fused hip on walking, compared with the contralateral normal hip. Results. Significant (p<0.05) gait adaptations noted in the fused side were, compensatory hip hiking during the swing-phase, a 24% reduction in hip adduction moment, a 37% decrease in genu-varus moment, 80% reduced hip power, and excessive pelvic tilt.
Gait adaptations in patients with longstanding hip fusion A Thambyah, HT Hee, S Das De, SM Lee Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2003: 11(2): 154–158