Threshold for anterior acetabular component overhang correlated with symptomatic iliopsoas impingement after total hip arthroplasty.

Alexandre Baujard Pierre Martinot Xavier Demondion Julien Dartus Philippe-Alexandre Faure Julien GirardHenri Migaud

Published in: The bone & joint journal (2024)

Pain after THA related to IP impingement can be reasonably linked to acetabular overhang if it exceeds 4 mm on a CT scan. Below this threshold, it seems logical to look for another cause of IP irritation or another reason for the pain after THA before concluding that impingement is present.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
chronic pain
pain management
computed tomography
neuropathic pain
total hip
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
contrast enhanced
spinal cord injury
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
spinal cord
drug induced