Gender- and Age-based Measurement of Morphometric Parameters around the Hip Joint: A Radiographic Study.

Makdoomi, Mohd. Arif; Shahdaad, Shaheen; Khan, Javeed Ahmad; Bhat, Ghulam Mohammad; Hakeem, R Aijaz Ahmad

Purpose: Morphometric parameters of structures around the hip joint are essential for surgeries around the area. The present study aimed to determine the mean values of the distance between the tip of the greater trochanter to the superior edge of the acetabulum and the mean values of medial femoral offset. Materials and Methods: Normal plain radiographs (anteroposterior view) of the pelvis with bilateral hip joints of 200 people between 20 and 50 years of age were used for the study. The X-rays were from (a) Patients complaining of Lower back ache or pain in the hip, who had no joint pathology based on radiological examination, (b) Patients of age group 20–50 years, and (c) Patients without any deformity of the hip joint. Results: The mean distance values between the tip of the greater trochanter to the superior margin of the acetabulum in females in 100 X-rays on the right side was 23.34 ± 1.25 mm, and on the left side, it was 23.04 ± 1.58 mm. In males, the mean value of this parameter in 100 X-rays on the right side was 25.83 ± 1.65 mm; on the left side, it was 25.31 ± 1.39 mm. All the above findings were statistically significant (P < 0.001). The mean values of medial femoral offset on the right side in females in 100 X-rays were 35.27 ± 2.22 mm; on the left, it was 35.01 ± 2.19 mm. In males, the mean value of this parameter in 100 X-rays on the right side was 38.62 ± 3.26 mm; on the left side, it was 36.52 ± 3.16 mm. All the above findings were statistically significant with P < 0.001. Conclusion: The results calculated provide essential information about gender, age, and side variations of the mean values of the distance between the tip of the greater trochanter to the superior edge of the acetabulum and the mean values of medial femoral offset for anatomists, radiologists, and orthopedic surgeons.

LUMBAR pain; ARTHROPLASTY; ORTHOPEDISTS; TOTAL hip replacement; AGE groups; HIP joint

Journal of the Anatomical Society of India, 2024, Vol 73, Issue 4, p353

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Academic Journal

10.4103/jasi.jasi_68_23