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ArticleBone & joint open2021

Open MRI assessment of anterior femoroacetabular clearance in active and passive impingement-provoking postures.

Maryam Mohtajeb, Jolanda Cibere, Michelle Mony, Honglin Zhang, Emily Sullivan, Michael A Hunt, David R Wilson

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Article in Bone & joint open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam MohtajebSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0446-5812
Jolanda CibereArthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2366-1226
Michelle MonyArthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Honglin ZhangCenter for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Emily SullivanCenter for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Michael A HuntMotion Analysis and Biofeedback Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8648-1591
David R WilsonCenter for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6893-0894
University of British Columbia · CAArthritis Research Centre of Canada · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsCam and pincer morphologies are potential precursors to hip osteoarthritis and important contributors to non-arthritic hip pain. However, only some hips with these pathomorphologies develop symptoms and joint degeneration, and it is not clear why. Anterior impingement between the femoral head-neck contour and acetabular rim in positions of hip flexion combined with rotation is a proposed pathomechanism in these hips, but this has not been studied in active postures. Our aim was to assess the anterior impingement pathomechanism in both active and passive postures with high hip flexion that are thought to provoke impingement.

methodsWe recruited nine participants with cam and/or pincer morphologies and with pain, 13 participants with cam and/or pincer morphologies and without pain, and 11 controls from a population-based cohort. We scanned hips in active squatting and passive sitting flexion, adduction, and internal rotation using open MRI and quantified anterior femoroacetabular clearance using the β angle.

resultsIn squatting, we found significantly decreased anterior femoroacetabular clearance in painful hips with cam and/or pincer morphologies (mean -11.3° (SD 19.2°)) compared to pain-free hips with cam and/or pincer morphologies (mean 8.5° (SD 14.6°); p = 0.022) and controls (mean 18.6° (SD 8.5°); p < 0.001). In sitting flexion, adduction, and internal rotation, we found significantly decreased anterior clearance in both painful (mean -15.2° (SD 15.3°); p = 0.002) and painfree hips (mean -4.7° (SD 13°); p = 0.010) with cam and/pincer morphologies compared to the controls (mean 7.1° (SD 5.9°)).

conclusionOur results support the anterior femoroacetabular impingement pathomechanism in hips with cam and/or pincer morphologies and highlight the effect of posture on this pathomechanism. Cite this article:

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acetabular rimadductionanterior impingementarthritic hipBiomechanicsfemoral headFemoroacetabular ImpingementFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeflexionHiphip osteoarthritis (OA)hipsMRI

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