PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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To determine which hip provocation maneuvers best predict the presence of an intra-articular hip pathology. ⋯ IROP and FABER may be worthwhile components of the clinical evaluation of hip pain to determine intra-articular hip pathology. These tests are nonspecific and therefore not necessarily negative in the absence of intra-articular hip pathology. These hip provocation maneuvers are a useful part of an evaluation that includes history, further examination findings, and other diagnostic studies.