Alpha angle (disambiguation)
Last revised by Craig Hacking on 18 Oct 2019
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Morgan M, Hacking C, Weerakkody Y, et al. Alpha angle (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32490
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28 Nov 2014,
Matt A. Morgan ◉
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- Alpha angle - general
- Alpha angle - disambiguation
Alpha angle can refer to two different musculoskeletal measurements:
- alpha angle (in developmental dysplasia of the hip) in children
- alpha angle (in femoroacetabular impingement)
References
- 1. Beaulé PE, Hynes K, Parker G, Kemp KA. Can the alpha angle assessment of cam impingement predict acetabular cartilage delamination?. (2012) Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 470 (12): 3361-7. doi:10.1007/s11999-012-2601-3 - Pubmed
- 2. Jacob L. Jaremko, Myles Mabee, Vimarsha G. Swami, Lucy Jamieson, Kelvin Chow, Richard B. Thompson. Potential for Change in US Diagnosis of Hip Dysplasia Solely Caused by Changes in Probe Orientation: Patterns of Alpha-angle Variation Revealed by Using Three-dimensional US. (2014) Radiology. 273 (3): 870-8. doi:10.1148/radiol.14140451 - Pubmed
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