Prevalence of Femoroacetabular Impingement Features in Japanese Young Adults without Symptoms: Hip Joint Morphology Using Radial Reformation from Computed Tomography

Tanitame Keizo

Mitani Hidenori

Honda Yukiko

Awai Kazuo

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

[PISSN] 0018-2052

[EISSN] 2433-7668

[NCID] AA00664312

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) morphology in asymptomatic Japanese young adults using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scan.
Materials and Methods: A total of 170 subjects (85 men; age, 19–39 years) without hip-related problems were included. Radial slices of 2-mm thickness at 30° intervals were reconstructed perpendicular to the central axis of the femoral head and neck for both hips. Alpha (α) angles, acetabular (AC) depths, and lateral centre-edge (LCE) angles were measured; maximum value of measured α angles was defined as max α angle, and minimum value of measured AC depths was defined as min AC depth. Max α angle > 55° was considered positive for cam-type FAI feature and min AC depth < 0 mm or LCE angle > 40° was considered positive for pincer-type FAI feature. Differences among planes, right-left correlations, and sex differences in FAI abnormalities were assessed.
Results: The α angles at 1- and 2-o’clock positions in men and at 2-o’clock position in women were significantly greater than those at other positions. AC depths at 2-o’clock position were smallest in men and women. Max α angles and min AC depths and LCE angles showed strong right-left correlations. Max α angles and the numbers of hips with cam features were significantly higher in men than in women. The prevalence of pincer features was similar between men and women.
Conclusion: The prevalence of cam type deformity is higher in men. Our results in Japanese populations were similar to those reported previously for Caucasians.

Femoroacetabular impingement

Alpha angle

Acetabular depth

MDCT

Medical sciences [ 490 ]

eng

Hiroshima University Medical Press

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[ISSN] 0018-2052

[ISSN] 2433-7668

[NCID] AA00664312

[DOI] 10.24811/hjms.67.4_97

[DOI] https://doi.org/10.24811/hjms.67.4_97