Editorial Commentary: The Hip Bone's Connected to the Spine Bone-But Correlation Does Not Equal Causation.
A significant correlation was observed between the degree of lumbar spine arthritis and 2 quantitative markers of cam morphology (alpha angle and anterior femoral head-neck offset) in a large osteological collection of cadaveric lumbar spine and femurs. Although this study does not prove causation, it does impart further insight into the "hip-spine syndrome" in nonarthritic hips with proximal femoral asphericity.
Joshua D
JD
Harris
D000077:Acetabulum; D005270:Femur Head; D006617:Hip Dislocation; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones