On a “Columbus’ Egg”: Modeling the shape of asymptomatic, dysplastic and impinged hip joints

Morphological variations of the hip joint anatomy, such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and dysplasia, have been suggested to be linked to the lesion mechanism of articular cartilage and progress towards osteoarthritis (OA) [1 –9]. It has been estimated that FAI morphology affects between 10% and 15% of the general adult population [10] and approximately 55% among young athletes [11]. Regarding hip dysplasia prevalence in adults, it exhibits high variability amongst different racial groups, going from approximately 6– 21% [12].

Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - July 28, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Daniel Sim ões Lopes, Sara M. Pires, Vasco V. Mascarenhas, Miguel T. Silva, Joaquim A. Jorge Source Type: research