The Correlation Between Hip Morphology and Hip Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent chronic degenerative joint disease with different risk factors, which need to be investigated in order to perform more appropriate interventions in earlier phases of OA. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the correlation between hip morphology and hip OA.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients aged 15 to 60 years old with hip problems, diagnosed with hip OA, compared with healthy individuals as the control group. Then radiographic parameters, such as alpha angle, acetabular angle of sharp (AA), lateral center-edge angle (LCEA), femoral neck shaft angle (FNA), coxa profunda, acetabular protrusio, cross over sign, posterior wall sign, and the ischial sign were measured by pelvic (AP) X-ray, using PACS systems in both groups.
This study found that alpha angle and AA were significantly greater in OA patients as compared to healthy individuals (P 0.05). By grouping studied angles, it was found that the frequency of alpha angle > 55°, AA > 38°, and LCEA > 40° were significantly higher in the OA group as compared to the control group (P The current results showed that higher Body Mass Index (BMI), greater alpha angle, AA and LCEA, and higher rate of posterior wall sign and acetabular protrusio increased the risk of OA, which support that these structural changes are major contributors to OA development.