title: A method for calculating acetabular anteversion, femur anteversion and the instability index of the hip joint.
abstract: A method of calculating the degree of anteversion of the acetabular fossa and femoral neck with computed tomography is described. The instability index of the hip joint can be measured directly with this method.
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed