A comparative radiographic investigation of femoroacetabular impingement in young patients with and without hip pain

OBJECTIVE: To compare the existence of radiographic abnormalities in two groups of patients, those with and without hip pain. METHODS: A total 222 patients were evaluated between March 2007 and April 2009; 122 complained of groin pain, and 100 had no symptoms. The individuals in both groups underwent radiographic examinations of the hip using the following views: anteroposterior, Lequesne false profile, Dunn, Dunn 45º, and Ducroquet. RESULTS: A total of 1110 radiographs were evaluated. Female patients were prevalent in both groups (52% symptomatic, 58% asymptomatic). There were statistically significant differences between the groups in age (p<0.0001), weight (p = 0.002) and BMI (p = 0.006). The positive findings in the group with groin pain consisted of the presence of a bump on the femoral head in the anteroposterior view (p<0.0001) or in the Dunn 45º view (p = 0.008). The difference in the a angle in the anteroposterior, Dunn, Dunn 45º, and Ducroquet views for all of the cases studied was p,0.0001. The joint space measurement differed significantly between groups in the Lequesne view (p = 0.007). The Lequesne anteversion angle (&#961;) and the femoral offset measurement also differed significantly (p = 0.005 and p = 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the best views for diagnosing a femoroacetabular impingement are the anteroposterior pelvic orthostatic, the Dunn 45º, and the Ducroquet views. The following findings correlated with hip pain: a decrease in the femoral offset, an increase in the &#945; angle, an increase in the Lequesne &#961; angle, a decrease in the CE angle of Wiberg, a thinner articular space and the presence of a bump on the femoral head-neck transition

Anterograde Removal of Broken Femoral Nails without Opening the Nonunion Site: A New Technique

OBJECTIVE: We describe a new technique for removing the distal fragments of broken intramedullary femoral nails without disturbing the nonunion site. METHODS: This technique involves the application of an AO distractor prior to the removal of the nail fragments, with subsequent removal of the proximal nail fragment in an anterograde fashion and removal of the distal fragment through a medial parapatellar approach. Impaction of the fracture site is then performed with a nail that is broader than the remaining fragmented material. RESULTS: Nails were removed from five patients using the technique described above without any complications. After a mean follow-up period of 61.8 months, none of these patients showed worsened knee osteoarthritis. CONCLUSION: The original technique described in this article allows surgeons to remove the distal fragment of fractured femoral intramedullary nails without opening the nonunion focus or using special surgical instruments

Proposta de um novo teste clínico para o diagnóstico do ressalto lateral do quadril

ResumoO ressalto lateral do quadril é uma entidade nosológica muitas vezes desconhecida pela maioria dos ortopedistas e até mesmo por alguns especialistas em cirurgia do quadril. Trata‐se da presença de um estalido palpável e/ou audível na face lateral do quadril, por vezes doloroso, causado pelo atrito musculotendíneo sobre o grande trocanter durante a flexão e a extensão da articulação coxofemoral. Descreveremos a seguir um novo teste para o diagnóstico do ressalto lateral do quadril, que é eminentemente clínico.AbstractLateral hip snapping is a nosological entity that is often unknown to many orthopedists and even to some hip surgery specialists. It comprises palpable and/or audible snapping on the lateral face of the hip that is sometimes painful, caused by muscle‐tendon friction on the greater trochanter during flexion and extension of the coxofemoral joint. In the following, we describe a new test for diagnosing lateral hip snapping, which is eminently clinical

Relationship of the Pelvic-Trochanteric Index with greater trochanteric pain syndrome

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to correlate a higher Pelvic-Trochanteric Index (PTI) with an increased varus of the femoral neck with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). The secondary objective was to check whether the pelvic width changes with age. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted to compare female patients diagnosed with GTPS (case group) with asymptomatic female participants (control group) from March 2011 to June 2017. On an anteroposterior pelvic radiograph, lines were drawn by two radiologists, and the PTI (ratio of the distance between the greater trochanters and distance between the iliac crests) was defined and the femoral neck-shaft angle was measured. RESULTS: Data collected based on radiographs of 182 female patients (cases) and 150 female participants (controls) showed that the mean PTI was 1.09 (SD=0.01) in the case group and 1.07 (SD=0.01) in the control group (p&lt;0.05), regardless of age. The distance between iliac crests increased with age (p&lt;0.05) in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. It was also found that the mean femoral neck-shaft angle was 130.6° (SD=0.59) and progression of the varus angulation occurred with age in both groups, with a significance level of 5%. CONCLUSIONS: The PTI was higher in patients with GTPS. The femoral neck-shaft angle does not differ between individuals with and without GTPS; however, it does decrease with age. The pelvic width tends to increase with aging in symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals; therefore, the increase in the pelvic width and decrease in the femoral neck-shaft angle can be interpreted as normal in aging women, which could alter the biomechanics of the hips and pelvis

Prospective study of the treatment of chronically infected hip replacements with and without the use of an antibiotic-loaded acrylic cement spacer

Em um estudo prospectivo sobre o tratamento das artroplastias de quadril infectadas, com perdas ósseas e fístulas ativas, 25 pacientes foram tratados em dois tempos e 36 pacientes foram tratados em dois tempos com espaçador de cimento impregnado com vancomicina. O acompanhamento médio foi de dois anos e onze meses. A taxa de recidiva infecciosa foi de 29,2% nos tratados em dois tempos e de 8,8% nos tratados com espaçador. O Escore de Harris para Quadril médio passou de 19,3 para 69,0 pontos nos casos tratados em dois tempos e de 19,7 para 72,2 pontos nos pacientes tratados com espaçador. Ao final do estudo, 86,1% dos tratados com espaçador e em 33,3% dos tratados em dois tempos tinham próteses em bom funcionamento e sem infecção. O espaçador de cimento com antibiótico é o tratamento de escolha nas próteses infectadas de quadrilWe report a prospective study of 61 patients with chronically deep infected hip replacements with actively discharging sinuses, treated with a two-stage revision protocol, with and without a cement spacer impregnated with vancomycin. The average follow-up was two years and eleven months. Twenty-five patients were treated without a spacer and seven had recurrence of infection. Thirty-three patients were treated with a spacer and three had recurrence of infection. The average Harris Hip score increased from 19,3 to 69,0 on the non-spacer patients and from 19,7 to 75,2 on the spacer group. At the end of the study, the success rate was 86,1% for the spacer group and 33,3% for the non-spacer group. The use of the spacer increased the results of the two-stage chronic infected hip replacement

Hip arthroscopy

Hip arthroscopy is a safe method for treating a variety of pathological conditions that were unknown until a decade ago. Femoroacetabular impingement is the commonest of these pathological conditions and the one with the best results when treated early on. The instruments and surgical technique for hip arthroscopy continue to evolve. New indications for hip arthroscopy has been studied as the ligamentum teres injuries, capsular repair in instabilities, dissection of the sciatic nerve and repair of gluteal muscles tears (injuries to the hip rotator cuff), although still with debatable reproducibility. The complication rate is low, and ever-better results with fewer complications should be expected with the progression of the learning curve