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Bone structure of acetabulum

Known as: Acetabulum, Cotyloid Cavities, Cotyloid Cavity 
Two cup shaped areas, one each on the lateral side of the lower pelvis that house the head of the femur to form the ball and socket joint of the hip.
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Acetabular rimBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

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Cerebrorenodigital Syndrome with Limb Malformations and Triradiate AcetabulaLeft acetabulum

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Hip Joint

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Total hip replacement for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Total hip arthroplasty relieves pain and improves function for many patients with endstage arthritis secondary to developmental… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Hydroxyapatite‐Coated Hip Prostheses: Early Results From an International Study
A hydroxyapatite-coated hip prosthesis designed to stimulate proximal femoral stress transfer was studied in 222 patients… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Results of revision of hip arthroplasty with cement. A five to fourteen-year follow-up study.
We reviewed the results of sixty revisions of cemented total hip replacement in fifty-four patients who had complete clinical and… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Allograft reconstruction of the acetabulum during revision total hip arthroplasty. Clinical, radiographic, and scintigraphic assessment of the results.
In twenty-one hips of twenty-one patients, the acetabulum was reconstructed using allografts during revision of a total hip… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
In Legg-Calve-Perthes’ disease, the femoral head always becomes revascularized. The problem consists in preserving its shape and… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Roentgenologic results of total hip arthroplasty. A ten-year follow-up study.
A ten-year roentgenologic follow-up study was made of the results of 326 total hip arthroplasties in 256 patients. Seventy-two… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Cemented double cup arthroplasty of the hip: a 5 year experience with the ICLH prosthesis.
The ICLH (Imperial College-London Hospital) total hip arthroplasty is a procedure in which a metal femoral component caps the… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
THARIES surface replacements: a review of the first 100 cases.
The first 100 cases of the 135 THARIES surface replacement procedures with 4--32 months follow-up, are evaluated in terms of… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Changes in shape of the human hip joint during its development and their relation to its stability.
1. Dissection of forty-four developing human hip joints has shown that while the embryonic acetabulum is a deeply set cavity… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
A study of the gross anatomy of the arteries supplying the proximal portion of the femur and the acetabulum.
The blood supply to the acetabulum, to the trochanters, and to the neck of the femur is abundant and is derived from several… 
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