The prevalence of cam-type femoroacetabular deformity in asymptomatic adults
The prevalence of cam-type femoroacetabular deformity in asymptomatic adults
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10.1302/0301-620x.93b10.26433
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2011-10-01
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Parvizi, J.
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Jung, K. A.;Restrepo, C.;Parvizi, J.
We performed a retrospective examination of the anteroposterior pelvic CT scout views of 419 randomly selected patients between April 2004 and August 2009 in order to determine the prevalence of cam-type femoroacetabular deformity in the asymptomatic population. The CT scans had all been undertaken for conditions unrelated to disorders of the hip. The frequency of cam-type femoroacetabular deformity was assessed by measuring the alpha-angle of each hip on the anteroposterior images. The alpha-angles were classified according to the Copenhagen Osteoarthritis Study. Among 215 male hips (108 patients) the mean alpha-angle was 59.12 degrees (37.75 degrees to 103.50 degrees). Of these, a total of 30 hips (13.95%) were defined as pathological, 32 (14.88%) as borderline and 153 (71.16%) as normal. Among 540 female hips (272 patients) the mean alpha-angle was 45.47 degrees (34.75 degrees to 87.00 degrees), with 30 hips (5.56%) defined as pathological, 33 (6.11%) as borderline and 477 (88.33%) as normal. It appears that the cam-type femoroacetabular deformity is not rare among the asymptomatic population. These anatomical abnormalities, as determined by an increased alpha-angle, appear to be twice as frequent in men as in women. Although an association between osteoarthritis and femoroacetabular impingement is believed to exist, a long-term epidemiological study is needed to determine the natural history of these anatomical abnormalities.