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. 2016 Oct 17;475(4):1045–1054. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5119-2

Table 3.

Anatomic characteristics of acetabular dysplasia

Variables Dysplastic hips (n = 50)
Femoral neck length (mm; mean ± SD) 50 ± 5
Head center height (mm; mean ± SD) 59 ± 6
Greater trochanteric height (mm; mean ± SD) −5 ± 3
Femoral head diameter (mm; mean ± SD) 46 ± 3
Femoral offset (mm; mean ± SD) 37 ± 4
Neck-shaft angle (degrees; mean ± SD) 136 ± 5
Femoral version (degrees; mean ± SD) 19 ± 12
Alpha angle* (degrees; mean ± SD)
 9:00 36 ± 3
 10:30 35 ± 3
 12:00 39 ± 3
 1:30 49 ± 6
 3:00 44 ± 8
Maximum alpha angle* (degrees; mean ± SD) 53 ± 6
Maximum alpha angle location* (o’clock; mean ± SD) 2:00 ± 0:45
Femoral head-neck offset* (mm; mean ± SD)
 12:00 9 ± 1
 1:30 6 ± 1
 3:00 8 ± 2
Femoral head-neck offset ratio (mean ± SD)
 12:00 0.21 ± 0.03
 1:30 0.14 ± 0.03
 3:00 0.17 ± 0.03

*Alpha angle, head-neck offset, and head-neck offset ratio measured according to the clock position.