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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… 
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
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
The analysis of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in this study demonstrates the character of motion about this joint… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
[The significance of wear and material fatigue in loosening of hip prostheses].
Particles created by wear and disintegration of implant materials give rise to foreign body reactions in the tissue surrounding… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The effect of hip reduction on function in patients with myelomeningocele. Potential gains and hazards of surgical treatment.
We studied seventy-six patients with myelomeningocele who were more than five years old and ahd had no hip surgery during the two… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Rupture of the common iliac vein from reaming the acetabulum during total hip replacement. A case report.
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