Intracapsular components do not change hip proprioception

We compared joint proprioception in 12 hips in 12 patients with hemiarthrop lasty after fracture of the hip, in 12 hips in 11 patients with total hip a rthroplasty because of osteoarthritis and in a control group of 12 age-matc hed patients with no clinical complaints. There was no significant differen ce (p = 0.05) in joint proprioception in any of the groups. There was no de crease in joint proprioception in the group with total hip arthroplasty com pared with the hemiarthroplasty group or with the control group. Other factors such as stretch receptors in the adjacent tendons and muscles may have a greater influence on proprioception in the hip than the intraca psular components.