Items tagged “hip”
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Os acetabuli
Os acetabuli (plural: ossa acetabuli) are small ossicles adjacent to the acetabular roof regions and may represent an unfused secondary ossification center of the acetabulum or pathological sequelae (e.g. acetabular rim fracture, femoroacetabular impingement).
Gross anatomy
Ossa acetabuli are ...
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Right hip tuberculosis septic arthritis and osteomyelitis
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12 May 2014
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Septic arthritis of the hip
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10 May 2014
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Hip dislocation
Hip dislocation is a relatively rare entity and may be congenital or acquired.
Epidemiology
Hip dislocations account for ~5% of all dislocations 3.
Pathology
There are numerous patterns of dislocation 1:
posterior hip dislocation (most common ~85%)
anterior hip dislocation (~10%)
inferio...
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Pipkin femoral head fracture classification
Pipkin classification is the most commonly used classification for femoral head fractures, which are uncommon but are associated with hip dislocations.
Classification
type I: fracture inferior to the fovea capitis, a small fracture not involving the weightbearing surface
type II: fracture ext...
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Posterior hip dislocation and pelvic fractures
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20 Jan 2015
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Femoral retroversion
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06 Apr 2015
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Supra-acetabular fossa and notch (diagrams)
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19 May 2015
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Dynamic hip screw sliding
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05 Jun 2015
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Hip hemiarthroplasty
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19 Jun 2015
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Hip hemiarthroplasty
Hip hemiarthroplasty is an orthopedic procedure for the treatment of certain femoral neck fractures where the femoral head is removed and replaced. The prefix hemi (meaning half) refers to the fact that the prosthetic femoral head articulates with the native acetabulum.
Indications
Hemiarthrop...
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Transient synovitis of the hip
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30 Jul 2015
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MRI
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Coxa profunda
Coxa profunda refers to a deep acetabular socket (i.e. increased acetabular depth).
Epidemiology
Coxa profunda is much more common in females.
Radiographic features
Plain radiograph
On AP pelvis x-rays it is seen as the lateral border of the acetabular teardrop being in line with or medial...
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Coxa magna
Coxa magna is the asymmetrical, circumferential enlargement and deformation of the femoral head and neck. Definitions in the literature vary but enlargement with asymmetry >10% in size is a reasonable cut-off for diagnosis 1.
Pathology
Etiology
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
transient syno...
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Trochanteric syndrome
Trochanteric syndrome (greater trochanteric pain syndrome) refers to pain that originates from the lateral hip region.
Terminology
Bursitis is not necessarily present and the often-used term trochanteric bursitis is therefore not always appropriate 1.
Epidemiology
Trochanteric syndrome most ...
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Ilium
The ilium (plural: ilia) is one of the three bony components of the innominate bone: ilium, ischium, and pubis. These are individual bones in the immature skeleton which fuse to form one bone in adults, the principal union being in the acetabulum.
The ilium is not to be confused with the ileum:...
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Pubis
The pubis, together with the ilium and ischium, make up the innominate bone of the pelvis. These are individual bones in the young and unite to form one bone in adults, the principal union forming the fused acetabulum.
The pubis is the ventral part of the innominate bone and forms a median cart...
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Advanced osteonecrosis - sickle cell disease
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12 Feb 2016
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Tuberculous arthropathy - right hip joint
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31 Mar 2016
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Intertrochanteric neck of femur fracture
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22 Jun 2016
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