The anatomical characteristics of Vietnamese adult hip joint: a multiplanar reconstruction computer tomographic study

Abstract

Background. The present study evaluated some anatomical characteristics of the acetabulum and proximal femur in the hips of adult asymptomatic Vietnamese individuals. Methods. We used 32 slice computed tomographic system with a multiplanar reconstruction (MPR CT) protocol to evaluate several parameters of the acetabulum and proximal femur, including Acetabular diameter (ADi), Acetabular depth (ADe), Acetabular ratio (AR, calculated by (ADe/ADi) x100), Acetabular inclination angle (AI), Acetabular anteversion angle (AA), Centre-edge angle (CE), Femoral head diameter (FDi), Femoral neck anteversion (FA), Combine anteversion angle (CA, calculated by AA + FA), Femoral shaft-neck angle (SN), and Femoral medial offset (FO). Results. The average of parameters of ADi,