title: An arthroscopic hip documentation form.
abstract: Hip arthroscopy is becoming increasingly popular. A simple, precise, and practical means of recording arthroscopic findings will be useful for diagnostic, research, and audit purposes. Basic principles of cartography exist to produce two-dimensional paper representations of our spherical planet. We used the same principles to produce a two-dimensional map of the acetabulum and femoral head. The resulting hip diagram shows the acetabulum as viewed from the side and the femoral head as viewed from above. The ligamentum teres is attached to the medial margin of the head. The head-neck junction and part of the femoral neck is shown at the opposite margin of the ligamentum teres. The hip documentation form is simple, precise, and accurate. We use it to record our findings at hip arthroscopy, which we have used to assist us in our practice.
authors.affiliation: The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, England.
authors.forename: Satesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gokhale
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Jan-Herman
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kuiper
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000379:methods*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000175:diagnosis; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014741:Video Recording