Statistical shape modeling of femur shape variability in female patients with hip dysplasia

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic research Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 665 - 673
• Main Authors: Gaffney, Brecca M. M., Hillen, Travis J., Nepple, Jeffrey J., Clohisy, John C., Harris, Michael D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; developmental dysplasia of the hip; Female; Femur - pathology; femur geometry; Hip Dislocation, Congenital - pathology; hip dysplasia; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Linear Models; Middle Aged; Principal Component Analysis; Retrospective Studies; statistical shape modeling; Young Adult; statistical shape modeling; developmental dysplasia of the hip; hip dysplasia; femur geometry
• ISSN: 0736-0266; 1554-527X; 1554-527X
• DOI: 10.1002/jor.24214

ABSTRACT Although increasing evidence suggests that abnormal femur geometry in developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) may contribute to intra‐articular damage and the development of hip osteoarthritis, a comprehensive 3D description of femoral abnormalities in DDH remains incomplete. Statistical s...