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The iliopubic groove: a possible consequence of incomplete triradiate fusion. Two case reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1997

N. SANTORI  and
R. N. VILLAR
N. SANTORI
Affiliation:
Orthopaedic Clinic I, ‘La Sapienza’ University, Rome, Italy
R. N. VILLAR
Affiliation:
Cambridge Hip and Knee Unit, BUPA Cambridge Lea Hospital, Cambridge CB4 4EL, UK
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Abstract

The embryology and development of the hip joint are complex. In few areas of the body can so many morphological variations be seen. Minor anatomical abnormalities in the acetabular and femoral head shape, femoral–neck angle, and joint congruency, are frequent. Controversies still exist on the importance of these variations and on whether or not they put the patient at risk of developing early degenerative changes (Wedge et al. 1990). Even in clinically asymptomatic hips, the acetabulum is not always of the same shape or same depth. Minor degrees of ‘dysplasia’ have no more effect than to create a shallow acetabulum or possibly predispose to a labral tear (Dorrel & Caterall, 1986). Greater degrees may cause congenital subluxation or dislocation (Wiberg, 1939; Ponseti, 1978a).

Type
Correspondence
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The Journal of Anatomy , Volume 191 , Issue 3 , October 1997 , pp. 461 - 463
Copyright
© Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1997

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