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LCF in 2024 (August)

  

Publications about the LCF in August 2024  

Caliesch, R., Beckwée, D., Taeymans, J., Schwab, J. M., Renaud, T., Brossard, Q., & Hilfiker, R. (2024). Hip microinstability and its association with femoroacetabular impingement: A scoping review. Archives of Physiotherapy,14, 29-46. [i] journals.aboutscience.eu 

Delbrück, H., Gehlen, Y., Hildebrand, F., & Brunner, R. (2024). Redisplacement rate after bony hip reconstructive surgery in nonambulatory patients with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EFORT Open Reviews, 9(8), 773-784.  [ii] eor.bioscientifica.com 

Patwa, R., Bishnoi, P., Palecha, S., Bishnoi, A. K., Diwedi, S., Singh, N., ... & Bishnoi, S. INCIDENCE OF PELVIS AND HIP JOINT DISORDERS IN DOGS-A CLINICAL STUDY IN 74 DOGS. Veterinary Practitioner, 25;1:61-65  [iii]  www.vetpract.in 

Vidal Leão, R., Fernandes Batista Pereira, R., Omena Martins, R., Sayuri Yamachira, V., Tokechi Amaral, D., Ejnisman, L., ... & Partezani Helito, P. V. (2024). Imaging evaluation of hip capsule disorders: a comprehensive review. Skeletal radiology, 1-20.  [iv]    link.springer.com 

Flores, D. V., Foster, R. C., Sampaio, M. L., & Rakhra, K. S. (2024). Hip Capsulolabral Complex: Anatomy, Disease, MRI Features, and Postoperative Appearance. RadioGraphics, 44(2), e230144. [v]  pubs.rsna.org

Yi-Sheng, C. H. A. N. (2024) Hip arthroscopic surgery: surgical indications, clinical application and related research. 日本臨床整形外科学会雑誌, 49;1:171-175.  [vi]     jstage.jst.go.jp 

Heerey, J. J., Kemp, J. L., Rotstein, A., Su, S., Li, J., Roebert, J., ... & Crossley, K. M. (2024). Are hip joint imaging findings associated with symptoms and early hip osteoarthritis features in elite male Australian Football League draftees?. Science and Medicine in Football, 1-8. [vii]  tandfonline.com 

Sobhanian, P., Karami, S., Saffar, H., Shafizad, M., Baradaran, M., & Shahbaznejad, L. (2024). Investigating Legg-calve-perthes Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis, Management and Current Treatment Options. Journal of Pediatrics Review, 12(2), 171-182. [viii]  jpr.mazums.ac.ir 

Girardi, N. G., Malin, S., Zielenski, C., Lee, J. H., Henry, K., Kraeutler, M. J., & Mei-Dan, O. (2024). Association Between Low-Dose Ketamine After Periacetabular and/or Femoral Osteotomy and Postoperative Opioid Requirements. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 12(8), 23259671241257260. [ix]  journals.sagepub.com 

Hoffer, A. J., St George, S. A., Lanting, B. A., Degen, R. M., & Ng, K. G. (2024). A Hip Circumferential Labral Reconstruction Provides Similar Distractive Stability to a Labral Repair After Cam Over-Resection in a Biomechanical Model. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery.  [x] arthroscopyjournal.org 

Cargill, J.C., Thorpe-Vargas, S. Canine Hip Dysplasia Part II-Causative Factors of Canine Hip Dysplasia.  [xi]    molosserdogs.com 

Shah, S. M. A., & Fatima, S. N. (2024) GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF FEMUR. KNOWLEDGE EVOLUTION ACROSS DISCIPLINES - CONTEMPORARY TRENDS AND FORWARD THINKING INNOVATIONS. 696-702.  [xii]  researchgate.net 

Mandal, M. A. B. (2024) Assessing the efficacy of abduction orthoses in treating developmental hip dysplasia. International Journal of Life Sciences Biotechnology and Pharma Research. 13(4)  [xiii]  ijlbpr.com 

Bateman, M., Rassie, M. (2024) Annual scientific meeting of the Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG) 2024, Queensland, Australia. Skeletal Radiol.  [xiv]    link.springer.com 

Gorczyca, J. T. (2024) Orthopaedic Emergencies: A Manual for Medical Students, Physicians, PAs and NPs. Springer Nature. [xv]  books.google 

Hung, N. N. (2024). Long-Term Result After Operative Hung Zigzag Osteotomy Combined Fibular Allograft for Develop-mental Dysplasia of the Hip, and Coxa Magna in Children. EC Paediatrics, 13, 01-27.  [xvi] ecronicon.net 

Felix, S. U., Pauline, C. N., Afolabi, M. S., Darma, B. M., Lushaikyaa, A., & Njideka, A. (2024). Downer‐cow Syndrome. Periparturient Diseases of Cattle, 121-133. [xvii]  onlinelibrary.wiley.com 

Tomé, I., Costa, L., Alves-Pimenta, S., Sargo, R., Pereira, J., Colaço, B., & Ginja, M. (2024). Morphometric Assessment of the Hip Joint in a Functional Dysplastic Rabbit Model. Veterinary Sciences, 11(8), 387.  [xviii] mdpi.com

 Akkaya, Z., Giesler, P. J., Roach, K. E., Joseph, G. B., McCulloch, C. E., Bharadwaj, U. U., ... & Link, T. M. (2024). Ligamentum teres lesions are associated with compositional and structural hip cartilage degenerative change: region-specific cartilage degeneration. European Radiology, 1-12.  [xix]  link.springer.com 

Sarkar, R., Sarkar, S., & Sarkar, S. (2024). Management and Outcome of Pipkin Type I and Type II Femoral Head Fractures by Ganz Surgical Dislocation of the Hip. Cureus, 16(8).  [xx]  assets.cureus.com 

Jekinakatti, K. M., Manjunatha, D. R., Vilas, D., Nagaraju, N., Mulage, K. P., & Ramya, N. M. (2024). Treatment of coxofemoral dislocation and short oblique mid shaft tibial fracture by modified toggle pin technique with locking compression plate method in a dog. Indian J Anim Health, doi: https://doi. org/10.36062/ijah.  [xxi]   ijah.in   2ijah.in 

Putko, R. M., & Safran, M. R. (2024). Managing the Hip in Supraphysiologic Motion Athletes. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 151107.    [xxii]   sciencedirect.com 

Noorzad, A. S., & Philippon, M. J. (2024). Arthroscopic Labral Management: Ignore, Debride, Repair or Reconstruct. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 151106.  [xxiii]   sciencedirect.com 

Zhang, J., Li, Z., Wu, Y., Yu, K., Gan, L., Liu, Y., ... & Li, C. (2024). Borderline Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip With Osseous Impingement as Distinct From Femoroacetabular Impingement and Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 12(8), 23259671241249948.  [xxiv]    journals.sagepub.com

 

                                                                    

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[i] At the International Hip-related Pain Research Network meeting in Zürich, Switzerland, in 2018 (4), three categories for hip-related pain were proposed: (1) FAI syndrome, (2) acetabular dysplasia and/or hip instability, and (3) other conditions causing hip-related pain (including labrum, cartilage, and ligamentum teres lesions without a specific bony morphology). However, there is no consensus on the diagnostic criteria for hip microinstability (4,5).   3. Packer JD, Cowan JB, Rebolledo BJ, et al. The Cliff Sign: a new radiographic sign of hip instability. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018;6(11):2325967118807176. CrossRef   PubMed 


[ii] Redisplacement rate after bony hip reconstructive surgery in nonambulatory patients with cerebral palsy … In the study by Koch et al. (48) with 81 patients and 115 hips, the following were reported: bilateral release of the adductors, psoas and hamstrings distal lengthening; neurectomy of the anterior branch of the obturator nerve on the side of the dislocation; exposing the hip by using the Watson–Jones lateral approach; detaching of gluteal muscles and capsular attachment of the rectus femoris; opening of the hip capsule; removing of the ligamentum teres, the transverse ligament and connective tissue within the joint; defining the shortening of the femur by the distance between the upper edge of the acetabulum and the most proximally positioned part of the femoral head; performing the VDRO with femoral shortening; reducing the hip; Dega osteotomy and immobilization in a spica cast for 4–6 weeks. 48. Koch A, Jozwiak M, Idzior M, Molinska-Glura M, & Szulc A. Avascular necrosis as a complication of the treatment of dislocation of the hip in children with cerebral palsy. Bone and Joint Journal, 2015. 97–B:270–276. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.97B2.34280

 

[iii] The joint is stabilized by normal conformation, surrounding musculature, suction like effect of the synovial fluid, and ligament of the femoral head (Hayashi et al., 2019).  Hayashi K, Schulz KS and Fossum TW (2019) Small Animal Surgery Textbook-E-Book, 5th ed., Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelphia. pp. 1036-1133. 

 

[iv] The ligamentum teres is a tubular ligament composed of two bands (ischial and pubic bands) that inserts into the inferior acetabular notch emerging from the transverse acetabular ligament and attaches proximally to the fovea of the femoral head [15] (Fig. 7). It helps in hip stability and also provides a conduit for the … 15. Flores DV, et al. Hip capsulolabral complex: anatomy, disease, MRI features, and postoperative appearance. Radiographics. 2024;44(2):e230144.  Article PubMed Google Scholar

  

[v] The labrum, capsule, and ligamentum teres are important static stabilizers of the hip, and understanding the anatomy, patterns of injury, MRI features, treatment, and postoperative appearance allows precise diagnosis and timely management. 

The ligamentum teres is situated between the acetabular notch and the fovea of the femoral head. Initially considered to be inconsequential, recent studies have recognized its role in hip rotational stability. Existing classification systems of ligamentum teres tears account for injury mechanism, arthroscopic findings, and treatment options. Injuries to the labrum, capsule, and ligamentum teres are implicated in symptoms of hip instability. The authors discuss the labrum, capsule, and ligamentum teres, highlighting their anatomy, pathologic conditions, MRI features, and postoperative appearance.

  

[vi] MRI best with gadolinium picks up labral tears, ligamentum teres tears, subtle DJD, synovial diseases and loose bodies.


[vii] The Scoring Hip Osteoarthritis with MRI (SHOMRI) scoring system was used to assesses eight different intra-articular features, including: the severity of articular cartilage (scored 0–2), bone marrow edema pattern (BMEP) (scored 0–3), subchondral cysts (scored 0–2), labrum (scored 0–5), and ligamentum teres (scored 0–3), and the presence or absence of paralabral cysts, intra-articular bodies, and effusion-synovitis (Lee et al. 2015). 

Paralabral cysts were present in 10% of hips. Increased signal intensity or fraying was evident in the ligamentum teres in 10% of hips. Subchondral cysts were found in 4% of hips.

   

[viii]  In addition, the foveal artery, which passes through the ligamentum teres, supplies blood to the FH (femoral head), which is especially significant in children.

  

[ix] The following aided in establishing a diagnosis of symptomatic hip instability: history of hip pain; positive findings on provocative hip tests indicating intra-articular hip pain; radiographic evidence of hip dysplasia (lateral center-edge angle of ≤25°, sourcil angle of ≥10°); excessive acetabular version and/or femoral antetorsion; interruption of the Shenton line on the weightbearing anteroposterior pelvic radiograph; and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of labral hypertrophy and tears, articular cartilage thickening and/or inside-out chondral flaps, or a ligamentum teres tear.8,15,17,18

  

[x] The ligamentum teres was left intact connecting the acetabulum and femoral head. 

Figure 3 Six soft tissue conditions were tested: (A) intact capsule (Ca) and labrum with femoral fixture (FF) superior and acetabular fixture (AF) inferior, (B) capsulectomy with pre-existing labral repair (LR), femoral head (FH) within femoral fixture (FF) on right, and acetabulum (Ac) within acetabular fixture (AF) on the left, (C) capsulectomy, 5-mm cam over-resection (COR) at femoral head (FH)-neck junction, and labral repair (LR), acetabulum (Ac) within acetabular fixture (AF) inferior, (D) capsulectomy, 5-mm cam over-resection (COR) at femoral head (FH)-neck junction and labral tear (LT), acetabulum (Ac) within acetabular fixture (AF) inferior, (E) capsulectomy, 5-mm cam over-resection (COR) at femoral head (FH)-neck junction within femoral fixture (FF) superior and labrectomy at rim of acetabulum (Ac) within the acetabular fixture (AF), and (F) capsulectomy, 5-mm cam over-resection (COR) at the femoral head-neck (FN) junction, with 6- or 10-mm ITB labral reconstruction (Lrec), femoral fixture (FF) visualized superior and acetabular fixture (AF) visualized inferior.  (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, no change)

 

[xi] Other changes that can precede either clinical signs, like pain and gait abnormalities, or radiographic evidence of hip dysplasia include thickening of the joint capsule and swelling of the round ligament. Subtle and early changes in articular cartilage structure also precede clinical signs. 


[xii] 3. Bone Markings in Femur: Head: The smooth process articulating with the acetabulum of the os coxae, forming the hip joint. It has a depression (fovea) (h) for the round ligament of the femur. The neck (a) joins the head to the body of femur. 

4. Anatomy of Femur of Different Classes: 1. Anatomy of Femur of Equine: Head: The femur features a wedge-shaped, notched femoral head that opens to the medial side. Fovea: The apex of the fovea on the femoral head serves as the point of attachment for the ligament of the head of the femur. 

3. Anatomy of Femur of Canine: Head: The head of the femur is covered in cartilage except for a small central portion called the fovea capitis, where the femoral head ligament is attached. Fovea capitis: The ligament connects to the acetabulum via the acetabular fossa. 

 

[xiii] The acetabulum, formed by the ischium, ilium, and pubis, contains essential components, including the round ligament and the acetabular labrum, which contribute to articular stability.

  

[xiv] Ligamentum teres can be a source of hip pain and is an important stabiliser.

  

[xv] Of note, the artery of the ligamentum teres provides perfusion to the developing femoral head in children, but this artery provides minimal if any perfusion to the femoral head in adults.

 

[xvi] The ligamentum teres and the transverse acetabular ligament are excised, removal of any fibrofatty tissue from the acetabulum, and plication of the capsule.

  

[xvii] Hemorrhages around the hip joint, sometimes accompanied by rupture of the ligamentum teres, are also commonly seen.


[xviii] The present study investigates the morphometric changes in the hip joint in a surgically induced rabbit model of hip dysplasia through the sectioning of the ligamentum capitis femoris and pelvic limb immobilization. 

The medical bandage applied in the ISHI group promoted the knee joint in an extended position and tightened the hamstring, resulting in the hip capsule being stretched, which was amplified by the absence of the ligamentum capitis femoris and led to subluxation or dislocation [22]. As a result, the ligamentum capitis femoris appears to be crucial as a head of the femur–acetabulum stabilizer, especially when the limb has been immobilized in extension [22,23]. 22. Zhang, X.; Meng, Q.; Ma, R.; Chen, G.; Cheng, L.; Shen, J. Early Acetabular Cartilage Degeneration in a Rabbit Model of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Int. J. Clin. Exp. Med. 2015, 8, 14505. [Google Scholar] [PubMed] 23. Zuccon, A.; Pereira, H.D.R.; Santos, S.A.A.D.; Felisbino, S.L.; Junior, L.A.J.; Cataneo, D.C. The Round Ligament in Developmental Hip Dysplasia: Are Its Mechanical and Histological Properties Preserved? Acta Ortop. Bras. 2022, 30, e235808. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] 

Conclusions This study demonstrated the critical role of the ligamentum capitis femoris sectioning in joint development, where its absence led to the subluxation or dislocation of the head of the femur and the consequent joint overload. The resulting contact between the cranial portion of the head of the femur and the acetabulum promotes femoral anteversion and the shortening of the cranial edge of the acetabulum. These findings highlight the value of this rabbit model for studying HD and its potential translational relevance to other species, including humans and dogs.

  

[xix] Objectives

To investigate the association between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based ligamentum teres lesions (LTL) and structural hip degeneration. 

The ligamentum teres (LT) supports the capsular ligaments of the hip, preventing femoral head subluxation at the extremes of the range of motion. Its tears are associated with hip microinstability and pain, especially in a traumatic setting… 

Conclusion

MRI abnormalities of LT are associated with worse SHOMRI-sc/BML scores, indicative of hip osteoarthritis and higher T1ρ and T2 that differ by region. Pulvinar effusion-synovitis and changes in femoral head morphology are associated with LTL.

Clinical relevance statement

Abnormal ligamentum teres findings identified via MRI are associated with structural degenerative changes of the hip joint and alterations in acetabular and femoral cartilage compositions show spatial differences in relation to LTL.

Key Points

The clinical significance of common ligamentum teres lesions (LTL) on MRI is not well understood.

LTL identified by an MRI-based scoring system is associated with worse biomarkers, indicating more advanced degenerative hip changes.

Effusion-synovitis signal at pulvinar, shallow fovea capitis, and foveal osteophytes are associated with LTL on imaging. 

 

[xx] If the ligamentum teres was not torn as found in two of our cases, it was cut with long sharp curved scissors with great care to protect the medial retinaculum, attached to inferior fragment. The limb was put in a sterile side bag (Figure 8) 

 

[xxi] Orthopaedic and radiographic examinations revealed cranio-dorsal hip dislocation and complete, short oblique, mid diaphyseal tibial fracture of right limb. Under general anaesthesia, coxofemoral dislocation was corrected using toggle pin (1.5 mm K-wire) and nylon thread (1 mm diameter) via caudo-dorsal approach. 

Placement of toggle pins was quicker due to removal of debris, blood clots and remnants of ligamentum teres in the acetabulum and femoral head. [see fig.4. Immediate postoperative radiographs with appropriate placement of toggle pin and appropriate reduction of tibial fractured fragments with 10 hole 3.5 mm locking compression plate; fig. 6. 30th day postoperative radiographs showing no reluxation, normal coxofemoral joint with no arthritic changes and adequate reduction of fractured fragments of tibia]

  

[xxii] However, with microinstability, or excessive femoral head motion within the acetabulum, joint damage may include stretching of the capsuloligamentous structures, labral tears, articular chondral injury as well as ligamentum teres tears … 


[xxiii] Within this cohort, investigators found that the best predictor of failed nonsurgical management was presence of a concomitant ligamentum teres tear in the setting of acetabular labral tear. 


[xxiv] Our findings indicate that patients with BDDH have significantly greater labral size, capsule thickness, and percentage of ligamentum teres tear compared to patients with FAI. The reason may be related to the compensatory reaction of soft tissue with acetabulum undercoverage.

Borderline developmental dysplasia of the hip (BDDH)

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)

 

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  LCF in 2025 ( November )   (Quotes from articles and books published in  November  2025 mentioning the ligamentum capitis femoris)   Awad, A., Rizk, A., ElAlfy, M., Hamed, M., Abdelghany, A. M., Mosbah, E., ... & Karrouf, G. (2025). Synergistic Effects of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles and Platelet Rich Fibrin on Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis Repair in a Rat Model.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials ,  113 (11), e35672.    [i]    onlinelibrary.wiley.com   Loughzail, M. R., Aguenaou, O., Fekhaoui, M. R., Mekkaoui, J., Bassir, R. A., Boufettal, M., ... & Lamrani, M. O. (2025). Posterior Fracture–Dislocation of the Femoral Head: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.  Sch J Med Case Rep ,  10 , 2483-2486.     [ii]    saspublishers.com  ,  saspublishers.com   Vertesich, K., Noebauer-Huhmann, I. M., Schreiner, M., Schneider, E., Willegger...

Human Children. Retelling of Chapter 10

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