This content was created by our physicians and experts. By David L. Helfet, MD Breaks in the pelvis or acetabulum of the hip joint are among the most serious injuries treated by orthopedic surgeons.

This content was created by our physicians and experts. Femoroacetabular impingement is a malformation of bone in either the femur or acetabulum of the pelvis which, together, form the hip joint. This ...

Hip and femur images of artificial hip replacement. It can be seen that both the acetabulum (cup part) and the femoral head ...

Hip-joint and femoral osteoplasty is a surgical procedure that reshapes the femur or acetabulum bones of the hip joint. There are two surgical approaches to performing hip osteoplasty. In both cases, ...

Infants with cerebral palsy may have a smaller but normally shaped acetabulum, with an imbalance between extensors and flexors. Abnormal joint laxity can also be seen in connective tissue ...

So the family members took Harihar Prasad to HAMS Hospital for a check-up. At HAMS, another doctor examined the X-ray taken at Om Hospital and diagnosed an Acetabulum Fracture. The doctor advised an ...

The hip joint consists of two main parts — the femoral head and the acetabulum. The femoral head is a ball-shaped bone at the top of the thigh bone. It sits in the acetabulum, which is a socket ...

I specialize in treating fractures of the arms, legs, pelvis, and acetabulum, as well as deformity correction, infection, malunions, non-unions, bone defects and limb salvage. I am a dual-fellowship ...

The exact cause of hip impingement is usually unknown. There are two main types of hip impingement defined by where deformity occurs in the joint: the femoral head or acetabulum. A physical exam, ...

The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint. The socket is a cup-shaped structure in the pelvis called the acetabulum. The ball, or head, is the rounded upper end of the femur. In DDH, the cup-shaped ...

Abstract: Age serves as a parameter for discerning individuals from skeletal remains. Within the pelvic bone, the acetabulum region emerges as a viable locus for assessing bone age. Specifically, the ...