Utilizing radiographic, physical exam and history findings, we developed a novel clinical score to aid in the surgical decision making process for hips with borderline/ transitional dysplastic hips. Treatment of borderline acetabular dysplasia (BD) is controversial with some patients having primarily instability-based symptoms while others have impingement-based symptoms. The purpose of this study was to identify the most important patient characteristics influencing the diagnosis of instability vs. non-instability, develop a clinical score (Borderline Hip Instability Score, BHIS) to collectively characterize these factors and to externally validate BHIS in a multicenter cohort BD patients.Topic
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