Roles of combined femoral and acetabular anteversion in pathological changes of hip dysplasia and hip reconstructive surgery

World J Orthop. 2024 May 18;15(5):390-399. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i5.390.

Abstract

Combined femoral and acetabular anteversion is the sum of femoral and acetabular anteversion, representing their morphological relationship in the axial plane. Along with the increasing understanding of hip dysplasia in recent years, numerous scholars have confirmed the role of combined femoral and acetabular anteversion in the pathological changes of hip dysplasia. At present, the reconstructive surgery for hip dysplasia includes total hip replacement and redirectional hip preservation surgery. As an important surgery index, combined femoral and acetabular anteversion have a crucial role in these surgeries. Herein, we discuss the role of combined femoral and acetabular anteversion in pathological changes of hip dysplasia, total hip replacement, and redirectional hip preservation surgery.

Keywords: Acetabular anteversion; Combined anteversion; Femoral anteversion; Hip dysplasia; Hip preservation surgery; Total hip replacement.

Publication types

  • Editorial