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The knee hurts where the hip doesn't work: the role of the gluteus medius

In many knee rehabilitations the decisive work isn't in the knee. If the hip doesn't stabilise, the joint below pays the price.

1 September 2026·6 min read·Rehabilitation and return to sport
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