Reliability of isokinetic dynamometer for isometric assessment of ankle plantar flexor strength.

Objective: To evaluate isokinetic dynamometer reliability for isometric assessment of plantar flexor (PF) strength.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Testing by the same physiotherapist twice during a first session (repeatability) and once during a second session (reproducibility).

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation into French of the Harris Hip Score and the Modified Harris Hip Score.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop a cross-cultural adaptation and translation into French of the original Harris Hip Score (HHS) and the modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS).

Patients And Methods: The translation and cultural-adaptation of the questionnaire were performed following a 10-step process as recommended by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). During the cognitive debriefing, each item of the questionnaire has been rated between 1 and 10 according to the comprehension level of 8 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty.

Hydrotherapy after Rotator Cuff Repair Improves Short-Term Functional Results Compared with Land-Based Rehabilitation When the Immobilization Period Is Longer.

The evidence of hydrotherapy after rotator cuff repair (RCR) is limited as most studies either used it as an adjuvant to standard land-based therapy, or have different initiation timing. This study aimed to compare hydrotherapy and land-based therapy with varying immobilization time. Patients who underwent RCR with a 10-days or 1-month immobilization duration (early or late rehabilitation) were prospectively randomized.

Hip Arthroscopy Followed by 6-Month Rehabilitation Leads to Improved Periarticular Muscle Strength, Except for Abductors and External Rotators.

Purpose: To evaluate the variations in hip muscles strength following arthroscopy and 6-month rehabilitation in patients treated for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out on a series of patients who were arthroscopically treated for FAI at La Tour Hospital between 2020 and 2022. Bilateral isometric strengths of 8 hip-related muscles (abductors, adductors, hamstrings, quadriceps, extensors, flexors, internal and external rotators) were assessed using a handheld dynamometer before surgery and postoperatively after 6 months of rehabilitation in terms of relative strength changes between time points.

Evolution of Hip Muscles Strength in Femoroacetabular Impingement Patients Treated by Arthroscopy or Surgical Hip Dislocation: A Retrospective Exploratory Study.

Hip arthroscopy and surgical hip dislocation (SHD) can be adequate surgical options for patients suffering from femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome, but there is to date no published data on their impact on hip muscles strength. The purpose of this retrospective study was, therefore, to evaluate it on a consecutive series of 50 FAI patients treated either by arthroscopy (n = 29, aged 27.4 ± 7.