This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated surrogate measures of hip joint loading during walking in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA).
Five databases were searched up to January 14
Thirteen studies with 1,141 participants were eligible and suitable for meta-analyses. Overall, people with hip OA had lower sagittal (SMD -0.55 (95% confidence interval (CI) -1.00 to -0.10) and frontal plane moments (SMD -0.63 (95% CI -0.92, -0.34) compared to controls. However, substantial heterogeneity was observed (I
Hip joint loading may be dependent on disease stage. People with end-stage hip OA under-loaded compared to controls, while those who were not awaiting hip joint replacement had comparable hip joint loads to controls.