title: The Relationship Between Subluxation Percentage of the Femoroacetabular Joint and Acetabular Width in Asian Women with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Implantation of the acetabular cup insert in the "true" location of the acetabulum is a fundamental principle of total hip arthroplasty for the treatment of secondary osteoarthritis due to developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). As knowledge of the morphology of the acetabulum is required for accurate placement, we investigated the relationship between acetabular width and the Crowe classification of subluxation percentage of the hip. We also analyzed factors associated with the acetabular width ratio (AWR), defined as the acetabular width of the dysplastic hip divided by that of the unaffected, contralateral hip.
  
  
  METHODS
  We completed a retrospective review of the preoperative standard anteroposterior radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scans of 207 female patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty for unilateral DDH. The "true" acetabular plane was defined on each CT reconstruction as a plane perpendicular to the anterior pelvic plane, parallel to the teardrop line, and passing through the center of the femoral head on the unaffected, contralateral side. The acetabular width was measured for both the affected hip and the contralateral, reference hip on the true acetabular plane, with the acetabular width defined as the distance between the edges of the anterior and posterior walls of the acetabulum. All hips were classified according to the Crowe groupings on the basis of the subluxation percentage of the dysplastic hip; the subluxation percentage increased from groups I to IV, with group IVb showing joint dislocation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The acetabular width decreased from Crowe groups I to IVb, with a negative correlation found between the AWR and the subluxation percentage (Spearman correlation coefficient, ρ = -0.404; p < 0.001). Multivariate regression analysis identified subluxation percentage and femoral neck-shaft angle as independent factors associated with the AWR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Characterization of factors associated with the AWR, namely subluxation percentage and femoral neck-shaft angle, will guide surgeons in correctly implanting the acetabular cup insert during total hip arthroplasty in patients with DDH.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Yaichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuzu
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Tomotoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed