Advanced imaging in femoroacetabular impingement: current state and future prospects

Advanced imaging in femoroacetabular impingement: current state and future prospects

Symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is now a known precursor of early osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. In terms of clinical intervention, the decision between joint preservation and joint replacement hinges on the severity of articular cartilage degeneration. The exact threshold during the...

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Main Authors: Bernd eBittersohl, Harish eHosalkar, Tobias eHesper, Carl Johan Tiderius, Christoph eZilkens, Rüdiger eKrauspe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
Cartilage
Hip
MRI
Femoroacetabular impingement
T2 mapping
T2* mapping
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00034/full

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