Abstract
We examined the relationship between the X-ray findings and the items of physical evaluation in order to find the early detection of dysfunction and disability of patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint.
Subjects consisted of 15 patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint (2 males and 13 females, the average age was 36.5 ± 14.8 year-old).
As the X-ray findings, the following six points were measured; center edge angle (CE angle), 2) sharp angle, 3) acetabular head index (AHI), 4) head lateralization ratio (HLR), 5) head ascending ratio (HAR), and 6) deviation of shenton line (DSL). The items of physical evaluation were ROM, MMT, ADL and Oxygen consumption during ambulation in a comfortable velocity.
The subjects who showed higher score of ROM and ADL had a tendency to show low score of HAR and DSL. The score of MMT showed no significant correlation with any other measurement values. However, VO2 during comfortable velocity ambulation showed significant correlation with AHI, HAR, and DSL. These results suggest that the X-ray findings may play a key role in evaluation of dysfunction or disability of the patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint.
