Clinical and surgical correlation of hip MR arthrographic findings in adolescents Journal Article

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Authors: Jawahar, A; Vade, A.; Lomasney, L; Okur, G.; Evans, D; Subbaiah, P.
Article Title: Clinical and surgical correlation of hip MR arthrographic findings in adolescents
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the utility of MRA-H in adolescents by comparing the results of imaging with surgical findings and/or clinical outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: After obtaining appropriate IRB approval, the Radiologic Information System database was queried for all patients 13-18 years of age who underwent MRA-H from 2004 through 2013. The electronic medical record was reviewed for clinical history, clinical examination findings, and operative notes. MRA-H images were reviewed for soft tissue abnormalities (labral tear, paralabral ganglion, articular cartilage loss, synovitis, ligament tears) and bony abnormalities (cam-type femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), pincer-type FAI, hip dysplasia). MRA-H findings were correlated with surgical findings and with clinical outcomes. RESULTS: Twenty-six patients with labral tears by MRA-H were included in study and grouped as follows: Group I) patients who underwent surgical management (n=10); group II) patients managed non-surgically (medication, intra-articular injection, physical therapy) (n=9); group III) patients lost to follow up after being advised to have surgery (n=7). With regard to presenting symptomatology, 87.5% of patients with labral tear had groin pain. Of those patients who were diagnosed with a labral tear, 52% were categorized as idiopathic labral tears, 26% as secondary tears (secondary to abnormal bony morphology), and 22% as traumatic labral tears. The labral tears were found to be anterior in 61% and posterior in 22%. Associated articular cartilage lesions were found in 29% of patients. In group I (surgical patients), MRA-H labral findings were confirmed at surgery in 9/10. Seventy percent of labral tears in our study had some form of abnormal bony morphology. Nine of the 12 patients with bone abnormalities were derived from group I patients. Six out of 7 patients with cam-type FAI had a labral tear. CONCLUSION: Labral tears diagnosed by MRA-H in the adolescent population correlated well with clinical examination and surgical findings. Also, MRA-H contributed by defining bony morphology that was directly applied to surgical management. Non-surgical management of labral tears diagnosed on MRA-H had a generally favorable outcome.
Journal Title: European Journal of Radiology
Volume: 85
Issue: 6
ISSN: 1872-7727; 0720-048X
Publisher: Elsevier Inc  
Journal Place: Ireland
Date Published: 2016
Start Page: 1192
End Page: 1198
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.03.031
Notes: CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 8106411; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/08/22 [received]; 2016/03/27 [revised]; 2016/03/31 [accepted]; 2016/04/01 [aheadofprint]; ppublish