Sex- and age-specific differences in femoral head coverage and acetabular morphology among healthy subjects—derivation of normal ranges and thresholds for abnormality

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 523 - 531
• Main Authors: Miyasaka, Dai, Sakai, Yoshinori, Ibuchi, Shinya, Suzuki, Hayato, Imai, Norio, Endo, Naoto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acetabulum - anatomy & histology; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Female; Femur Head - anatomy & histology; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathology; Radiology; Reference Values; Retrospective Studies; Scientific Article; Sex Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Young Adult; Femoral head coverage; Acetabular morphology; Hip; Healthy; Normal range

Objective We aimed to clarify sex- and age-specific differences in three-dimensional and anatomic characteristics of femoral head coverage and acetabular morphology in healthy subjects. Materials and Methods The study included 120 healthy subjects (57 male, 63 female), stratified into groups accordi...