Table 2 The gluteal muscle contracture disability (GD) scale [2]*
Item | Score | Item | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Walk with a toe-out gait | 8. Hip fatigue | ||
Very serious, affecting walking | 1 | ·Obvious during daily activities | 1 |
Obvious, affecting sporting exercises | 4 | ·Yes, during regular exercises | 2 |
Only a slight gait change | 7 | ·Yes, during intensive exercises or long-time squatting | 3 |
No gait change | 10 | ·No hip fatigue | 4 |
2. Ability to cross or overlap the legs | 9. Hip friction or pain | ||
Unable | 1 | ·Very serious during daily activities | 1 |
The ankle can just reach the opposite knee | 4 | ·Yes, during regular exercises | 2 |
The lower leg can reach the opposite knee | 7 | ·Yes, during intensive exercises or long-time squatting | 3 |
Normal | 10 | ·No hip friction or pain | 4 |
3. Ability to crouch with the knees close to each other | 10. Upright sitting posture | ||
Unable | 1 | ·The upper body cannot stay upright | 0 |
Restricted, able to crouch on tiptoes | 4 | ·The upper body can stay upright, but the knees cannot bring together | 2 |
Able to crouch in great effort with both feet fully landing on the floor and close to each other | 7 | ·The upper body can stay upright with the knees bringing together | 6 |
Unrestricted | 10 | 11. Whether or not the knees can bring together when the patient is in a lateral position with the legs extended? | |
4. Snapping hip | ·No | 0 | |
Yes, during walking | 1 | ·Yes | 10 |
Yes, during Squatting | 4 | 12. Whether or not the ankles can cross over when the patient is in a supine position with the legs extended and crossed over? | |
Yes, during hip flexion, internal rotation and adduction | 7 | ·Yes | 0 |
No | 10 | ·No | 10 |
5. Buttock shape | 13. Whether or not running is affected? | ||
Sharp buttocks | 1 | ·Yes | 0 |
Flat buttocks | 4 | ·No | 2 |
Slight atrophy of buttocks | 6 | 14. Whether or not standing long jump can be completed? | |
Normal | 8 | ·Complete with difficulties | 0 |
6. Whether or not the buttock skin has dimples, depressions and deep grooves? | ·Yes | 2 | |
Obvious deep groove was observed at any position of the buttock | 1 | 15. Whether or not the hurdling action is affected? | |
Depression was observed at hip flexion and adduction | 4 | ·Severely affected | 1 |
Yes, during crouching with the knees close to each other | 6 | ·Moderately affected | 2 |
No | 8 | ·Mildly affected | 3 |
7. Any restriction while climbing up or down stairs? | ·Not affected | 4 | |
Yes | 0 | ||
No | 2 |