Purpose
An Os Acetabuli is a lesion of the acetabular rim often encounter in patients with hip dysplasia and Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI). While such lesions have been identified as a potential cause of intra-articular hip pain, the optimal management of an Os in the setting of symptomatic FAI remains unclear. We present our approach to management of such concomitant pathology in a series of 20 patients treated with hip arthroscopy.
Methods
As part of an initial workup, plain films of the hip along with a Three-Dimensional CT and MRI were obtained. In addition to calculation of pre-intervention alpha and center edge angles, individual Os lesions were identified arthroscopically and managed via an algorithm based on four distinct anatomic locations. All patients underwent a predetermined treatment algorithm for FAI and the identified Os lesions. Pre and post-surgery outcomes were collected in the form of a Harris Hip Scoring along with ADL and Sports Hip Outcome Score subsets.
Results
Outcome data was successfully collected in 20 patients with a mean age of 35.04 (range 20-51) years. When compared to plain films (68.7%) and MRI (31.3%), three-dimensional CT represented by far the most sensitive method of pre-intervention screening, detecting 100% of Os lesions eventually confirmed during arthroscopy (p<0.001). Following treatment at a mean follow-up of 40.33 (range 22-62) months, average Harris Hip Scores improved by 22.66 points (p=.037) from baseline. Hip Outcome Scores increased by an average 15.98 points for ADL and 24.99 points for sports (p=0.023) subsets, respectively.
Conclusions
Symptomatic FAI with concomitant a Os acetabuli lesion can be successfully managed arthroscopically via a treatment algorithm based on anatomic location. Due to its increased sensitivity in detecting Os lesions compared to other imaging modalities, a three-Dimensional CT scan should be considered prior to surgical intervention.