Quantitative measurement of joint space narrowing progression in hip osteoarthritis: a longitudinal retrospective study of patients treated by total hip arthroplasty.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the rate of progression of radiological joint space narrowing (JSN) in patients operated on for hip osteoarthritis (OA) and to determine its predictive factors.


METHODS



METHODS
retrospective longitudinal trial of 61 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) for hip OA (69 operated hips). Mean follow-up 81.2 +/- 9.9 months. Collected data: (1) standing frontal radiographs of the pelvis from diagnosis to surgery (246 films) for morphological evaluation and quantitative measurement of joint space width (JSW) (computerized reading of digitized X-rays); (2) demographic data (sex, age, body mass index, smoking status, professional and sporting activities, family history of OA); (3) clinical data (age at onset-diagnosis and THA, drug consumption, time from diagnosis to permanent disability, OA at other joints, previous THA of the contralateral hip).


METHODS
multivariate analysis.


RESULTS
The yearly mean narrowing (YMN) of MeanJSW was 0.43 +/- 0.43 mm/yr (median 0.29, range 0.03-2.55). YMN correlated inversely with joint space width at operation and follow-up duration, and was increased in atrophic OA (r = 0.71). The time between diagnosis and THA correlated with JSW at diagnosis, and was inversely correlated with age at onset and YMN. It was longer in patients with hypertrophic OA (r = 0.69).


CONCLUSIONS
Rapid progression of JSN, older age and absence of osteophytes appear to be the main factors leading to THA.
Conrozier
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Service de rhumatologie, Centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
Jousseaume
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CA
Mathieu
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Tron
A M
AM
Caton
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Bejui
J
J
Vignon
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors