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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 156-164 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Orthopaedic Science |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 03-2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine