PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Moussa, Mohammed
AU  - Alomran, Abdullah
TI  - Acetabular dysplasia in adult hips of a Saudi population A possible relation to coxarthrosis
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1059--1061
VI  - 28
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/7/1059.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/7/1059.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Jul 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate acetabular morphology and the prevalence of dysplasia in a Saudi population, and compare it with others in different geographical areas.METHODS: The study took place at King Fahd University Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 2005 to April 2006. We recruited radiographs of 104 patients of 40-88 years of age. We digitally measured the center edge angle (CEA) of both hips.RESULTS: Of the 208 hips examined, 3 hips (1.44%) had mild-to-moderate acetabular dysplasia but there was no case with severe dysplasia (CEA </=20 degree).CONCLUSION: The study shows that acetabular dysplasia is very rare in adult Saudi hip joints, which are less dysplastic than many other populations. This could be a contributing factor for the very uncommon prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in this population.