Femoral cartilage damage occurs at the zone of femoral head necrosis and can be accurately detected on traction MR arthrography of the hip in patients undergoing joint preserving hip surgery.

Schmaranzer, F.; Lerch, T. D.; Steppacher, S. D.; Siebenrock, K. A.; Schmaranzer, E.; Tannast, M. (2021). Femoral cartilage damage occurs at the zone of femoral head necrosis and can be accurately detected on traction MR arthrography of the hip in patients undergoing joint preserving hip surgery. Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, 8(1), pp. 28-39. Oxford University Press 10.1093/jhps/hnab038

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The primary purpose was to answer the following question: What is the location and pattern of necrosis and associated chondrolabral lesions and can they be accurately detected on traction MR arthrography compared with intra-operative findings in patients undergoing hip preservation surgery for femoral head necrosis (FHN)? Retrospective, diagnostic case series on 23 patients (23 hips; mean age 29 ± 6 years) with diagnosis of FHN undergoing open/arthroscopic joint preserving surgery for FHN and pre-operative traction MR arthrography of the hip. A MR-compatible device for weight-adapted application of leg traction (15-23 kg) was used and coronal, sagittal and radial images were acquired. Location and pattern of necrosis and chondrolabral lesions was assessed by two readers and compared with intra-operative findings to calculate diagnostic accuracy of traction MR arthrography. On MRI all 23 (100%) hips showed central FHN, most frequently antero-superiorly (22/23, 96%) where a high prevalence of femoral cartilage damage was detected (18/23, 78%), with delamination being the most common (16/23, 70%) damage pattern. Intra-operative inspection showed central femoral head cartilage damage most frequently located antero-superiorly (18/23, 78%) with femoral cartilage delamination being most common (14/23, 61%). Traction MR arthrography enabled detection of femoral cartilage damage with a sensitivity/specificity of 95%/75% for reader 1 and 89%/75% for reader 2. To conclude, femoral cartilage damage occurs at the zone of necrosis and can be accurately detected using traction MR arthrography of the hip which may be helpful for surgical decision making in young patients with FHN.

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