Week 5: Management of Hip Conditions Flashcards
What is a CAM morphology? What degree is indicative of CAM morphology?
Alpha angle indicates the angle at which the femoral head departs from its normal spherical outline.
> 55 degrees indicative of CAM morphology
How is the alpha angle determined?
A circle of best fit is drawn over the femoral head. The alpha angle is formed by the axis of the femoral neck (1) and a line (2) drawn from the femoral head centre to the point where the head extends beyond the margin of the best-fit circle (arrow).
True or false: A patient can have CAM morphology without having an FAI
TRUE - must have symptoms to have an FAI
What might a hip x-ray of <2mm (or 2.5mm) in the joint space indicative of?
OA
What are the three locations that joint space should be measured?
Medial point: measure joint space of acetabulum to femoral head at a 90° angle to the most medial aspect of the acetabular sourcil line.
Central point: measure joint space of acetabulum to femoral head at a 90° angle to the center of the superior articular surface.
Lateral point: measure joint space of the acetabulum to femoral head at a 90° angle to the most lateral weight-bearing aspect of the femoral head
What does the lateral central edge angle measure?
Under or over coverage of the hip
Lateral central edge angle of < 20 deg is indicative of…
Dysplastic (undercoverage)
Lateral central edge angle of 21- 25 deg is indicative of…
Borderline dysplastic
Lateral central edge angle of 26-40 deg is indicative of…
Normal
Lateral central edge angle of >40 eg is indicative of…
Overcovered
FAI describes …..
Abnormal contact between the femoral head and acetabulum
What are the two main types of FAI?
CAM and Pincer
True or False it is possible to have mix of CAM and PINCER morphology
TRUE
What type of FAI is associated with OA?
CAM lesions
Previous studies have shown that larger cam lesions (alpha angle > ….. ) are associated with ….-fold increased risk of hip osteoarthritis (OA) and progression to hip arthroplasty within 5 years.
> 83
10-fold increase