Advances in hip arthroscopy have renewed interest in the
Primary giant-cell tumour of soft tissue arising in the
Hip arthrography was performed in 19 patients in the initial stage of Perthes' disease. Sphericity and subluxation were measured and it was found that subluxation was independent of the femoral head deformity. We therefore tried to identify the cause of early subluxation: in seven patients a swollen
Femoroacetabular impingement causes groin pain
and decreased athletic performance in active adults. This bony conflict
may result in femoroacetabular subluxation if of sufficient magnitude. The
Our understanding of the origin of hip pain in
degenerative disorders of the hip, including primary osteoarthritis, avascular
necrosis and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), is limited. We
undertook a histological investigation of the nociceptive innervation
of the acetabular labrum,
As our understanding of hip function and disease improves, it is evident that the acetabular fossa has received little attention, despite it comprising over half of the acetabulum’s surface area and showing the first signs of degeneration. The fossa’s function is expected to be more than augmenting static stability with the
In this in vitro study of the
hip joint we examined which soft tissues act as primary and secondary
passive rotational restraints when the hip joint is functionally
loaded. A total of nine cadaveric left hips were mounted in a testing
rig that allowed the application of forces, torques and rotations
in all six degrees of freedom. The hip was rotated throughout a
complete range of movement (ROM) and the contributions of the iliofemoral
(medial and lateral arms), pubofemoral and ischiofemoral ligaments
and the
Aims. This study reports mid-term outcomes after periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) exclusively in a borderline hip dysplasia (BHD) population to provide a contrast to published outcomes for arthroscopic surgery of the hip in BHD. Methods. We identified 42 hips in 40 patients treated between January 2009 and January 2016 with BHD defined as a lateral centre-edge angle (LCEA) of ≥ 18° but < 25°. A minimum five-year follow-up was available. Patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) including Tegner score, subjective hip value (SHV), modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS), and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) were assessed. The following morphological parameters were evaluated: LCEA, acetabular index (AI), α angle, Tönnis staging, acetabular retroversion, femoral version, femoroepiphyseal acetabular roof index (FEAR), iliocapsularis to rectus femoris ratio (IC/RF), and labral and
1. The results of a study of the characteristics of the vessels found in forty-six human femoral heads during the growth period are described. 2. Of the three different sources of blood entering the human adult femoral head it was found that from birth to about three to four years the vessels of the
1. At necropsy the arterial distribution within the head and neck of the femur was investigated by arteriographic injection in fifty-seven uninjured hips of mostly elderly subjects. 2. Before injection all vessels to the head except for one or more particular groups were divided. 3. The superior retinacular arteries were found to be the most important arterial supply to the head. Through the widely distributed branches of their lateral epiphysial vessels (superior capital) they supplied the superior, medial, central and usually the lateral parts of the head: through anastomoses they could also supply the anterior and posterior segments, the subfovea and the inferior sector, which receive separate contributions. Sometimes the inferior or the lateral connections were defective. 4. The arteries in the
1. Loss of osteocytes in the bone trabeculae of the femoral heads of "normal" elderly patients was patchy and distinguishable from that resulting from avascular necrosis after fracture. 2. Changes in the haemopoietic marrow were the earliest and most sensitive indicators of ischaemia, loss of osteocytes rarely being complete until three or four weeks after fracture. 3. In 109 femoral heads removed more than sixteen days after fracture the viability could be determined by histological means. All of these had suffered some damage to the vascular supply but in a number the head remained alive apart from the region of the fracture line. These heads were nourished by the blood vessels of the
The technical advances in arthroscopic surgery
of the hip, including the improved ability to manage the capsule
and gain extensile exposure, have been paralleled by a growth in
the number of conditions that can be addressed. This expanding list
includes symptomatic labral tears, chondral lesions, injuries of
the
1 . The arterial pattern and the histological features in the femoral head and neck were studied at necropsy in twenty-five specimens with intracapsular fractures. An improved visual-arteriographic method employing barium sulphate dyed with Prussian blue was used. Twenty-three of the fractures were from a few days to twenty-four weeks old and two were seven and ten years old. Nineteen had been nailed or nail-plated. 2. The results were divided into four groups according to the state of the femoral head. In the first group, four heads were histologically viable and had a normal vascular pattern; in the second group, four showed partial avascular necrosis with part of the head retaining a normal blood supply; in the third group, ten had avascular necrosis in all or most of the head and showed little or no revasculanisation; and in the fourth group, seven showed extensive revascularisation of grossly necrotic heads. Total or subtotal capital necrosis had occurred in 64 per cent and total or partial necrosis in 84 per cent of the specimens. The results indicated that interruption of the retinacular vessels was the cause of gross necrosis; and that in most cases an intact blood supply through the
1. The arterial supply of the upper end of the femur has been studied in twenty-four children and twenty adults. 2. The arterial system was demonstrated by injection of radio-opaque material, with Spalteholz' method of clarification, and histological section of the neck and
Aims. Several studies have reported the safety and efficacy of subcapital
re-alignment for patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis
(SCFE) using surgical dislocation of the hip and an extended retinacular
flap. Instability of the hip and dislocation as a consequence of
this surgery has only recently gained attention. We discuss this
problem with some illustrative cases. Materials and Methods. We explored the literature on the possible pathophysiological
causes and surgical steps associated with the risk of post-operative
instability and articular damage. In addition, we describe supplementary
steps that could be used to avoid these problems. Results. The causes of instability may be divided into three main groups:
the first includes causes directly related to SCFE (acetabular labral
damage, severe abrasion of the acetabular cartilage, flattening
of the acetabular roof and a bell-shaped deformity of the epiphysis);
the second, causes not related to the SCFE (acetabular orientation
and poor quality of the soft tissues); the third, causes directly
related to the surgery (capsulotomy, division of the
Objectives. An experimental piglet model induces avascular necrosis (AVN)
and deformation of the femoral head but its secondary effects on
the developing acetabulum have not been studied. The aim of this
study was to assess the development of secondary acetabular deformation
following femoral head ischemia. Methods. Intracapsular circumferential ligation at the base of the femoral
neck and sectioning of the
1. Two cases of recurrent post-traumatic dislocation of the hip are reported. 2. The literature is reviewed and the rarity of the condition is emphasised. Only twenty-two cases have been previously reported, eleven in adults and eleven in children. 3. The sequence of events leading to recurrent dislocation is not understood but the following important facts emerge. The initial incident could not be distinguished from that causing uncomplicated dislocations. There was a significant delay in reduction in a number of cases. Subsequent dislocations followed minor injury. A large defect in the posterior capsule with a large synovial-lined pouch or false joint was found at operation in both our cases. The
1. A study of late segmental collapse in twelve femoral heads shows that it may not develop until two and a half years after the fracture. 2. Until the articular surfaces had collapsed the patients usually had no symptoms. The fractures were united and there was no obvious radiographic evidence of ischaemic necrosis. 3. There was histological evidence that the whole of the femoral heads had been necrotic at one time. The term late segmental collapse is more appropriate than late segmental necrosis. 4. The blood vessels of the
The successful management of femoral neck fractures is obviously based upon many factors. The forces acting upon the proximal end of the femur are believed to be mainly compressive in nature, and the low-angle nail by stabilising the fully reduced fracture in the line of these forces is held to allow weight bearing to take place. Low-angle nailing is believed to offer many advantages over conventional methods of treatment but only in the presence of stability. Stable reduction is the essential preliminary to any form of treatment, and low-angle fixation with early weight bearing in the absence of stability is regarded as futile. It is suggested that those subcapital separations which follow trivial injury may originate as stress fractures accompanying the process of bone remodelling in the aged, and that many of these fractures may remain unrecognised and heal spontaneously. With rare exceptions, subcapital fractures are regarded as being of the same essential pattern, and their varying radiological appearance is considered to be due to the different degrees of displacement to which they have been subjected. A new classification based on this premise has been suggested. In a series of eighty subcapital fractures the incidence of avascular necrosis was not adversely affected by early weight bearing, but reduction in the extreme valgus position was invariably followed by this disaster. This is probably also true of any malposition in extreme rotation which must stretch and obliterate the vessels in the
This study attempts to establish the factors on which the prognosis of an intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck depends, and to draw attention to certain causes of non-union and ischaemic necrosis. These factors are of two kinds: those inherent in the fracture, and those produced by the surgeon. The prognosis depends largely on the nature of the fracture. Original displacement and comminution are the factors which have most influence. Fractures of Type IV with severe comminution have mainly contributed to the bad reputation of intracapsular fractures. Accurate reduction and firm fixation are necessary if the best results for the type of fracture are to be expected. Accurate reduction does not mean merely accurate apposition of the fragments. Fixation of the fracture in certain rotational malpositions such as valgus of over 20 degrees and rotation round the long axis of the neck may occlude the only remaining source of blood supply, the vessels of the
