Table 6.
Hip assessment at baseline and eight month post-randomisation. Values are numbers (percentages) of participants
| Hip assessments | Physiotherapy programme | Arthroscopic surgery | P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n=110) | 8 month assessment (n=110) | Baseline (n=112) | 8 month assessment (n=112) | |||
| Pain on flexion: | ||||||
| Yes | 77 (70) | 56 (51) | 80 (71) | 46 (41) | 0.01 | |
| No | 31 (28) | 29 (26) | 31 (28) | 51 (46) | ||
| Not available | 2 (2) | 25 (23) | 1 (1) | 15 (13) | ||
| Pain on extension: | ||||||
| Yes | 44 (40) | 24 (22) | 41 (37) | 18 (16) | 0.10 | |
| No | 61 (55) | 59 (54) | 67 (60) | 79 (71) | ||
| Not available | 5 (4.5) | 27 (25) | 4 (4) | 15 (13) | ||
| Pain on abduction: | ||||||
| Yes | 72 (65) | 48 (44) | 74 (66) | 41 (37) | 0.05 | |
| No | 36 (33) | 36 (33) | 38 (34) | 56 (50) | ||
| Not available | 2 (2) | 26 (24) | 0 (0) | 15 (13) | ||
| Pain on adduction: | ||||||
| Yes | 51 (46) | 39 (35) | 61 (54) | 30 (27) | 0.03 | |
| No | 55 (50) | 45 (41) | 50 (45) | 67 (60) | ||
| Not available | 4 (4) | 26 (24) | 1 (1) | 15 (13) | ||
| Pain on internal rotation: | ||||||
| Yes | 78 (71) | 47 (43) | 77 (69) | 44 (39) | 0.16 | |
| No | 30 (27) | 37 (34) | 34 (30) | 53 (47) | ||
| Not available | 2 (2) | 26 (24) | 1 (1) | 15 (13) | ||
| Pain on external rotation: | ||||||
| Yes | 55 (50) | 33 (30) | 50 (45) | 30 (27) | 0.24 | |
| No | 53 (48) | 51 (47) | 61 (54) | 67 (60) | ||
| Not available | 2 (2) | 26 (24) | 1 (1) | 15 (13) | ||
| FAdIR test result†: | ||||||
| Positive | 95 (86) | 66 (60) | 103 (92) | 70 (63) | 0.38 | |
| Negative | 11 (10) | 18 (16) | 9 (8) | 26 (23) | ||
| Not available | 4 (4) | 26 (24) | 0 (0) | 16 (14) | ||
| FAbER test result‡: | ||||||
| Positive | 89 (81) | 52 (47) | 91 (81) | 42 (38) | 0.02 | |
| Negative | 18 (16) | 32 (29) | 21 (19) | 54 (48) | ||
| Not available | 3 (3) | 26 (24) | 0 (0) | 16 (14) | ||
*
χ2 test for association between outcomes eight months post-randomisation.
†
Pain on flexion, adduction, and internal rotation.
‡
Pain on flexion, abduction, and external rotation.