Osteoarthritis hip joints in Japan: Involvement of acetabular dysplasia

Seiya Jingushi, Satoko Ohfuji, Muroto Sofue, Yoshio Hirota, Moritoshi Itoman, Tadami Matsumoto, Yoshiki Hamada, Hiroyuki Shindo, Yoshio Takatori, Harumoto Yamada, Yuji Yasunaga, Hiroshi Ito, Satoshi Mori, Ichiro Owan, Genji Fujii, Hirotsugu Ohashi, Yukihide Iwamoto, Keita Miyanishi, Toshiro Iga, Naonobu TakahiraTanzo Sugimori, Hajime Sugiyama, Kunihiko Okano, Tatsuro Karita, Kenichi Ando, Takanari Hamaki, Teruhisa Hirayama, Ken Iwata, Satoshi Nakasone, Masanori Matsuura, Taro Mawatari

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Abstract

Background We conducted a nationwide epidemiologic study regarding hip osteoarthritis (OA) in Japan, and a previous report found these patients to be unique in comparison to Caucasians. This report focused on the data regardingeach hip joint, and the involvement of acetabular dysplasia with hip OA was analyzed. Methods Seven hundred twenty OA hips were examined. Sixty-five joints with osteonecrosis of the femoral head and 215 non-OA contralateral joints of the unilateral patients were examined as controls. The revised system of stage classification for hip OA of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) was used according to the reproducibility in order to ensure reliable data from the multiple.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-164
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Orthopaedic Science
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03-2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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