Acetabulum

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Acetabulum

An ancient Roman unit of volume approximately equivalent to 68 milliliters.

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There was also some irregularity and sclerosis over the anterior roof of the acetabulum on the MRI.

Accelerated degenerative joint disease after staged hip arthroscopy and periacetabular osteotomy in a patient with hip dysplasia

There were numerous nodular structures on the inner and outer surface of the bile duct due to attachment of parasites by means of their acetabulum (Fig.

Phenotyping of Amphistomes, and Pathological, Hematological and Bile Biochemical Response to Gigantocotyle explanatum Infection in Buffaloes

3 cases of Type-IV were treated a week later for their seriously concomitant fracture of acetabulum.

Clinical results of femoral head fracture-dislocation treated according to the Pipkin classification

Embedded tissues in the acetabulum were harvested and labeled for further histological study.

Inverted Acetabular Labrum: An Analysis of Tissue Embedment in Hip Joint in 15 Patients with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

A posterior approach is generally recommended because it will allow direct visualization of the posterior wall of the acetabulum and protection of sciatic nerve and artery [1, 20, 21].

Femoral Varus Osteotomy for Hip Instability after Traumatic Fracture Dislocations of the Hip Associated with Femoral Head Fractures: A Report of Two Cases

The pelvic X-ray showed false acetabulum, broken Shenton's line which was worse on the left side, severe arthritis changes such as diminished joint space, ossified neolimbi on both sides as shown in figure 1 (arrows), large osteophytes and bony spurs, loss of cartilage, massive sclerotic changes on both sides, dislocation on the left and subluxation on the right side.

Bilateral staged total hip replacement and the natural progress of an untreated case of developmental dysplasia (dislocation) of the hip: a clinical case report by the surgeon and the patient

Generally, fractures of the posterior wall of the acetabulum cannot be managed by a percutaneous approach because reduction of marginal impaction is often necessary.

Central acetabular fracture with dislocation treated by minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis

Acetabulum almost spherical, 95-151 x 95-136, postequatorial, spineless.

Levinseniella (Levinseniella) gavilanicola sp. nov. (Trematoda: Microphallidae) en el gavilan cangrejero Buteogallus anthracinus de Venezuela y nota sobre su ciclo de vida

Fracture fixation with a plate attached at a distance of 20 mm from the acetabulum

Research on transverse acetabular fracture fixation using different plate attachment methods/Guzduobes skersinio luzio fiksavimo skirtingai isdestytomis plokstelemis tyrimas

The acetabulum was modeled using finite element code Abaqus [34].

Stress intensity factors for micro-crack emanating from micro-cavity in cement of reconstructed acetabulum/Mikroplysio atsirandancio del mikrotustumu rekonstruotos guzduobes cemente itempiu intensyvumo koeficiantai

Pelvis X-ray showed a normal femoral head and coxofemoral joint and a bony spur starting from the lateral corner of the right acetabulum and lying toward the anterior part of the hip joint, which was consistent with pelvic digit (Figure 4).

Pelvic digit/Pelvik kosta

However, complications associated with severe disability have been reported with bipolar hemiarthroplasty, including hip dislocation from the native acetabulum.

Dissociation of bipolar prostheses with hip subluxation: A case report and literature review