Is there a relation between hip torsion, coverage and osteoarthritis of the knee?
OBJECTIVE
Biomechanic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis. The aim of the study was to find out whether there is a relation between femoral, acetabular anteversions, anterior, posterior acetabular coverages and primary osteoarthritis of the knee.


METHODS
Thirty patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee and 29 control subjects were enrolled into the study. Femoral anteversion, acetabular anteversion, McKibbin's instability index, anterior acetabular sector and posterior acetabular sector angles were measured using tomographic scanograms.


RESULTS
There was no difference between groups for each parameter (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This study did not show any relationship between the axial plane changes in the hip joint and primary knee osteoarthritis.
Hapa
Onur
O
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, onurhapa@gmail.com.
Muratlı
Hasan Hilmi
HH
Cakıcı
Hüsamettin
H
Gülçek
Serap
S
Akşahin
Ertuğrul
E
Biçimoğlu
Ali
A