Table 1

Summary of final recommendations developed from evidence synthesis for voting at consensus meeting and scoring of consensus group

Recommendations for clinicians		Median	IQR	Mode	Scoring
C1	A negative FADIR test helps to rule out hip disease in young and middle-aged active adults presenting with hip-related pain.	9	8–9	9	Appropriate
C2	Diagnostic utility of imaging for hip disease in people with hip-related pain is limited; we suggest that imaging always be combined with the patient’s symptoms and clinical signs and should not be used in isolation.	9	9	9	Appropriate
C3	AP pelvis and lateral femoral head–neck radiographs are recommended to assist the diagnoses of hip conditions associated with hip-related pain. MRI/MRA or CT scan are recommended where three-dimensional morphological assessment is indicated or to evaluate intra-articular structures, such as the labrum, cartilage and ligamentum teres.	9	9	9	Appropriate
Recommendations for clinicians and researchers					Recommendation
CR1	Hip-related pain may be further categorised after imaging into: FAI syndrome. Acetabular dysplasia and/or hip instability. Other conditions causing hip-related pain. This category includes soft-tissue conditions (labrum, cartilage and ligamentum teres) without a specific bony morphology.	9	8–9	9	Appropriate
Recommendations for Researchers					Recommendation
R1	Measures of bony morphology should be reported in detail. We recommend that bony morphology outcome measures (such as the alpha angle or centre-edge angle) should be clearly defined, measured and reported (eg, detailed methodological description, blinding, per hip/per person reporting with statistical correction as appropriate, reliability measures)	9	9	9	Appropriate
R2	Future research recommendations: We recommend large-scale, interdisciplinary research on aetiology and prognosis for each of the listed hip-related pain conditions. (For example: (1) The relationship between bony morphology and other factors related to these conditions or (2) Movement-related factors relative to each hip-related pain condition.)	9	9	9	Appropriate

AP, anteroposterior; FADIR, flexion adduction internal rotation; FAI, femoroacetabular impingement; MRA, magnetic resonance arthrogram.