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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 5 | Pages 570 - 578
1 May 2018
Gollwitzer H Suren C Strüwind C Gottschling H Schröder M Gerdesmeyer L Prodinger PM Burgkart R

Aims

Asphericity of the femoral head-neck junction is common in cam-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and usually quantified using the alpha angle on radiographs or MRI. The aim of this study was to determine the natural alpha angle in a large cohort of patients by continuous circumferential analysis with CT.

Methods

CT scans of 1312 femurs of 656 patients were analyzed in this cross-sectional study. There were 362 men and 294 women. Their mean age was 61.2 years (18 to 93). All scans had been performed for reasons other than hip disease. Digital circumferential analysis allowed continuous determination of the alpha angle around the entire head-neck junction. All statistical tests were conducted two-sided; a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 90-B, Issue 6 | Pages 810 - 812
1 Jun 2008
Klein R Burgkart R Woertler K Gradinger R Vogt S

Osteochondrosis juvenilis is caused by a dysfunction of endochondral ossification. Several epiphyses and apophyses can be affected, but osteochondrosis juvenilis of the medial malleolus has not been reported. We describe a 12-year-old boy with bilateral pes planovalgus who was affected by this condition. Conservative management was successful. The presentation, aetiology and treatment are described and the importance of including it in the differential diagnosis is discussed.