Athletes with hip dysplasia: current understanding, management and future directions

Michael Jm O'Brien^{1

2}, Andrew K Wallis², Joshua J Heerey³, Tønning Lisa Urup^{4

5}, Inger Mechlenburg^{4

5

6}, Julie Sandell Sandell Jacobsen^{6

7

8}, Jitendra Balakumar⁹, Joanne L Kemp³

Affiliations

¹ La Trobe Sport Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia M.O'Brien2@latrobe.edu.au.
² Melbourne Orthopaedic Group Sports Medicine, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.
³ La Trobe Sport Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁷ Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁸ Research Centre for Health and Welfare Technology, VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁹ Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Michael Jm O'Brien et al. Br J Sports Med. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 18;59(13):887-889.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108777.

¹ La Trobe Sport Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia M.O'Brien2@latrobe.edu.au.
² Melbourne Orthopaedic Group Sports Medicine, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.
³ La Trobe Sport Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁷ Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁸ Research Centre for Health and Welfare Technology, VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark.
⁹ Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Athletes; Hip; Rehabilitation; Sport.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JLK is an editor for the British Journal of Sports Medicine. No other competing interests to declare.