Cam impingement: Defining the presence of a cam deformity by the alpha angle. Data from the CHECK cohort and Chingford cohort

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-225

  Agricola, R ^a   Waarsing, J H ^a   Thomas, G E ^b   Carr, A J ^b   Reijman, M ^a   Bierma Zeinstra, S M A ^a   Glyn Jones, S ^b   Weinans, H ^a,c,d   Arden, N K ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alpha angle; Cam deformity; Cam impingement; Definition; Femoroacetabular impingement; Hip OA

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA ANGLE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALPHA ANGLE; CAM DEFORMITY; CAM IMPINGEMENT; DEFINITION; FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; HIP OA;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FEMORACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; FEMUR HEAD; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84893809567     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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