Abstract
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of acetabular dysplasia in subjects presenting with hip pain to primary care and its relationship with radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) of,the hip.
Design: Cross sectional analysis of a prospective cohort.
Setting: 35 general practices across the UK.
Subjects: 195 patients (63 male, 132 female) aged 40 years and over presenting with a new episode of hip pain.
Results: The prevalence of acetabular dysplasia in this study of new presenters with hip pain was high (32%). There was no significant relationship between acetabular dysplasia and radiographic OA overall.
Conclusions: The high prevalence of acetabular dysplasia across all grades of OA severity suggests that dysplasia itself may be an important cause of hip pain ("symptomatic adult acetabular dysplasia").
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 356-358 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases |
Volume | 62 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- OSTEOARTHRITIS
- HIP
- WOMEN