Group XVI. Function: Flexion of hip. Pelvic girdle group 1: Psoas; iliacus; pectineus (DC 5316)

Rating levels

• 40% — You have severe damage to the muscles that help you bend your hip forward, including the psoas (deep core muscle that connects your spine to your thigh), iliacus (muscle in your pelvis), and pectineus (small groin muscle). This level of muscle injury causes significant weakness and difficulty lifting your leg up toward your chest, walking up stairs, or getting up from a seated position. The muscle damage severely limits your ability to perform normal daily activities that require hip flexion.
• 30% — You have moderately severe damage to the muscles that help you lift your leg up toward your chest when bending at the hip. This affects three specific muscles in your hip and pelvic area (the psoas, iliacus, and pectineus muscles) that work together to bend your hip forward, causing noticeable difficulty with activities like climbing stairs, getting out of chairs, or lifting your knee up.
• 10% — Moderate damage or injury to the muscles that help you lift your hip and thigh toward your stomach (the psoas, iliacus, and pectineus muscles). You have noticeable weakness or stiffness when bending your hip forward, like when climbing stairs, getting out of a chair, or bringing your knee up toward your chest, but you can still perform these movements with some difficulty.
• 0% — The muscles that help you bend your hip forward (psoas, iliacus, and pectineus muscles) have only minor weakness or damage. You can still lift your leg and bend at the hip normally for most daily activities, but you might notice very mild stiffness, occasional discomfort, or slightly reduced strength that doesn't significantly interfere with walking, climbing stairs, or getting in and out of chairs.