Document Type
Article
Department
Surgery; Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Abstract
Abstract
PURPOSE:
To assess and evaluate the usefulness of 7 morphological measurements of the acetabulum in establishing the prevalence of acetabular dysplasia in the Singaporean population.
METHODS:
Standardised plain anteroposterior radiographs of 522 hip joints of 261 asymptomatic patients (mean age, 60 years; range, 16-99 years) were evaluated. The 7 morphological measurements were centre-edge angle, acetabular angle, depth-to-width ratio, roof obliquity, extrusion index, lateral subluxation, and peak-to-edge distance.
RESULTS:
19 (7.3%) patients were acetabular dysplastic (centre-edge angle of <20 >degrees). The mean centre-edge angle was 31.2 degrees (range, 5-52 degrees), acetabular angle 39.46 degrees (range, 10-58 degrees), depth-to-width ratio 0.32, roof obliquity 7.86 degrees, extrusion index 0.18, lateral subluxation 9.9 mm, and the peak-to-edge distance 15.65 mm.
CONCLUSION:
Centre-edge angle was the most useful measurement and correlated significantly with acetabular angle, extrusion index, peak-to-edge distance, and roof obliquity. These preliminary results show a relatively higher rate (7.3%) of acetabular dysplasia in the Singaporean population, compared with other similar but larger Asian studies performed in Hong Kong (1.1%) and Korea (1.8%).
Publication
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Recommended Citation
Umer, M.,
A, T.,
Tan, W.
(2006). Acetabular morphometry for determining hip dysplasia in the Singaporean population. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 14(1), 27-31.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_surg/221