What is the normal range of hip adduction?

What is the normal range of hip adduction?

• A. 0-5°
• B. 0-25°
• C. 0-10°
• D. 0-15°

Answer: (D)

Hip adduction is moving the thigh toward the midline in the frontal plane. From a neutral position, most adults can bring the leg toward the other leg by about 15 degrees before end feel is reached, so the normal range is roughly 0 to 15 degrees. This is why 0-15° is the best fit. Values smaller than that (0-5° or 0-10°) underestimate the typical motion, while a range like 0-25° exceeds the usual normative limit for pure hip adduction.

Hip adduction is moving the thigh toward the midline in the frontal plane. From a neutral position, most adults can bring the leg toward the other leg by about 15 degrees before end feel is reached, so the normal range is roughly 0 to 15 degrees. This is why 0-15° is the best fit. Values smaller than that (0-5° or 0-10°) underestimate the typical motion, while a range like 0-25° exceeds the usual normative limit for pure hip adduction.