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. 2021 Nov 2;7(4):e001063. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001063

Table 4.

Relationship between clinical tests and alpha angle of the hip joint

Alpha angle for bone at 1 o’clock Alpha angle for bone at 1 o’clock for maximum value of the two hips Alpha angle for cartilage at 1 o’clock Alpha angle for cartilage at 1 o’clock for maximum value of the two hips
Coefficient 95% CI P value Coefficient 95% CI P value Coefficient 95% CI P value Coefficient 95% CI P value
Internal rotation −1.10 −1.46 to −0.74 <0.001 −0.96 −1.30 to −0.62 <0.001 −1.10 −1.43 to −0.76 <0.001 −0.90 –1.25 to −0.56 <0.001
External rotation −0.58 −1.25 to 0.94 0.089 −0.50 −1.40 to 0.40 0.259 −0.62 −1.26 to 0.03 0.06 −0.43 −1.32 to 0.44 0.312
Total rotation −0.67 −0.95 to −0.40 <0.001 −0.64 −0.94 to −0.35 <0.001 −0.68 −0.93 to −0.42 0.000 −0.60 −0.90 to −0.30 0.001
Flexion −0.86 −1.73 to 0.01 0.052 −0.41 −1.78 to 0.96 0.536 −0.59 −1.45 to 0.26 0.170 −0.30 −1.63 to 1.03 0.640
Extension −1.20 −2.19 to −0.21 0.019 −1.61 −2.75 to −0.48 0.008 −1.13 −2.08 to −0.17 0.022 −1.12 −2.34 to 0.11 0.071
FADIR test 1.76 −6.91 to 10.44 0.683 −0.56 −11.57 to 10.44 0.916 −0.28 −8.66 to 8.09 0.946 −0.08 −10.71 to 10.56 0.988
FABER test 14.92 −9.83 to 39.67 0.230 12.26 −20.70 to 45.21 0.445 12.86 −11.07 to 36.80 0.284 9.34 −22.69 to 41.38 0.548

FABER, Flexion, Abduction, External Rotation; FADIR, Flexion, Adduction, Internal Rotation.