Morphometric Analysis Of Acetabular Depth In Normal Population Hips And Its Clinical Correlation

Abstract

Introduction: The acetabulum is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum,
forming the hip joint. There are three bones of the os coxae (hip bone) that come together to form the acetabulum. Contributing a little
more than two-fifths of the structure is the ischium, which provides lower and side boundaries to the acetabulum. The ilium forms the
upper boundary, providing a little less than two-fifths of the structure of the acetabulum. The rest is formed by the pubis, near the
midline.
Aim: Morphometric Analysis of acetabular depth in normal population hips and its clinical correlation
Materials And Methods: This is a prospective, descriptive, cross sectional and observational study conducted at Department of
Anatomy and Radiology, Government Medical College, Ajamgrah and Department of Anatomy and Radiology, Index Medical
College, Indore from January 2020 December 2023. Study group divided into 3 groups:
Group A: 18-35 years, Group B: 36-55 years and Group C: 56-75 years. Acetabular images will be acquired using CT scanner
(Somatom, Volume Zoom, Siemens) at 3.0 mm thickness and 12.0 mm table feed per rotation. The four row multi slices CT scanner
will be conducted using 120 kV and 90 mAs with recon increment will be set to 1.5 and 1. 25 mm collimation.
Result: In our study total 154 subjects were enrolled. This sample was divided by gender with mean, Standard deviation and range
value. In our study male was 92 (60%) and female was 62 (40%).
Conclusion: A thorough knowledge of dimensions of acetabulum and femoral head in both sexes will assist the Biomedical Engineers
to construct suitable prostheses. This gives the average values of various parameters to near normal situations as encountered in
patients at the operation table. Knowledge of the anatomical parameters of bony components of the hip joint are also very much
essential to get a better understanding of the etiopathogenesis of primary osteoarthritis and will help in early detection of disputed sex
by Forensic experts