CT Reveals a High Incidence of Osseous Abnormalities in Hips with Labral Tears
- 1 March 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
- Vol. 469 (3), 831-838
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1539-6
Abstract
Tabular labral tears using a standardized CT protocol. Methods We evaluated 135 consecutive patients with labral tears diagnosed by MRI with CT scans of the symptomatic hip. The CT scans were evaluated in a standardized fashion to determine acetabular and femoral pathomorphologic features. Acetabular evaluation included version measurements and anterior and lateral center-edge angles. Femoral parameters evaluated included version, alpha angle, and neck-shaft angle. Results One hundred twenty-two (90%) of the 135 hips had structural abnormalities. One hundred two (76%) had an alpha angle greater than 50°, 18 (13%) had femoral version less than 5°, 22 (16%) had femoral version greater than 25°, and five (4%) had coxa valga. Fifty-eight (43%) patients had acetabular retroversion and five (4%) had a lateral center-edge angle less than 20°. Of the 58 patients with acetabular retroversion, 23 had isolated cranial retroversion, 12 had isolated central retroversion, and 23 had combined cranial and central retroversion. Sixty-seven of the 121 hips (55%) with bony abnormalities had a combination of abnormalities. Conclusions Ninety percent of patients with labral tears had structural abnormalities seen on CT scans. These structural abnormalities frequently occur in combination, and understanding these underlying morphologic features of the hip can help guide treatment. Level of Evidence Level IV, diagnostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence....Keywords
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