Os acetabuli is an indirect radiographic sign of femoral retroversion
Presence of acetabular rim fragments was significantly associated with a lower femoral version. Above 20° of femoral version, the likelihood of os acetabuli was almost zero. Treatment of os acetabuli (i.e., fixation vs. removal) should be adjusted for the underlying diagnosis.
Authors
- Gerardo Zanotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8090-4832)
- F. D. PATTERSON
- Fernando Prı́ncipe
- Pablo A. Slullitel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-075X)
- Marcos Raúl Latorre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-2542)
- Fernando Comba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2848-2983)
- Martin Alejandro Buttaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-778X)
Institutions
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hip International
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11207000251335223
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00