Category
Clinical Biomechanics
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify potential femoral geometrical risk factors on cam morphology development and its implications for athletes. 382 segmentations from CT-scans were analysed. Cam morphology was defined by an average distance deviation (ADD) between a healthy fit onto the proximal femur and the segmented proximal femur at the anterolateral head-neck junction and categorized into four groups. Neck-shaft angle, femoral anteversion, neck length and femur length described the femur geometry. Neck-shaft angle demonstrated a significant effect on the ADD. Additionally, a novel method for automatically characterizing femur morphology was developed, offering potential applications in diagnosing cam deformities. The findings suggest that the neck-shaft angle may serve as a risk factor in the development of cam morphology.
Recommended Citation
Bachmann, Dominic; Yeung, Ted; Besier, Thor; and Potthast, Wolfgang
(2024)
"EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF FEMUR BONE ANATOMICAL VARIABILITY ON CAM MORPHOLOGY,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 147.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/147
