title: [Degenerative changes in the coxofemoral articulation due to occupational causes. I. Radiological description of a control population].
abstract: With a view to initiating epidemiological studies aimed at demonstrating the causal or concausal role of certain working activities in degenerative diseases of the coxo-femoral articulations, the authors report data from a radiological study of a reference population and the necessary conditions for their correct use. Statistical analysis of the descriptive features leads to some interesting observations on the evolution with age of the radiological picture of the coxo-femoral joints (and on the aging of these joints). There was an increase with advancing age of some of the alterations that are characteristic of degenerative articular processes, such as sclerosis and osteophytosis. Reduction of articular "rima", however, occurs suddenly between the ages of 36 and 45 and does not seem to subsequently undergo any statistically significant evolution.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Recupero e Rieducazione Funzionale, Ospedale Bassini, Milano.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonaiuti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Combi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gariboldi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meregaglia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantù
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Occhipinti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012598:Sclerosis
vernacular_title: Alterazioni degenerative a carico dell'articolazione coxofemorale da cause professionali: I--descrizione radiologica di una popolazione di controllo.