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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXIX | Pages 180 - 180
1 Sep 2012
Banks D Boden R Mehan R Fehily M
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Background

Magnetic resonance arthrography is the current method of choice for investigating patients with a clinical diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement prior to performing hip arthroscopy. The aim of our study was to assess the efficacy of this investigation by comparing the findings of MR arthrogram with those found at arthroscopy, with reference to labral tears and chondral damage.

Methods

A prospective trial to investigate the sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and predictive value of MRA for diagnosis of labral tears and chondral defects. Over a 25-month period 69 hips undergoing hip arthroscopy were investigated with MRA prior to the definitive operative procedure. MRA findings were compared to the intraoperative findings.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 90-B, Issue SUPP_II | Pages 319 - 319
1 Jul 2008
Crawford LA Mehan R Donaldson DQ Shepard GJ
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Aims: To determine the anthropometric measurements of bony landmarks in the knee using MR scans and so assist revision knee surgeons in prostheses placement.

Methods: We analysed 100 MR scans of patients aged 16–50 (50 male, 50 female) which were performed for meniscal pathology, patellar dislocation and ACL injury. Those over the age of 50 or with symptoms suggestive of general osteoarthritis, or where the epiphyses had not yet fused were excluded. All measurements recorded were to the level of joint line and are shown below.

Conclusions: To ensure near normal knee mechanics are achieved during revision knee surgery the joint line should be within 5mm of the original. Our study provides mean values for the distance from various bony landmarks to the joint line in non-arthritic knees on MR scan. The use of the medial epicondyle value as a sole reference will place the joint line within 5mm in 88% of males and 96% of females. Use of multiple landmarks further increases accuracy. The final position of the joint will depend on trialling prostheses.