MORPHOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE HEAD OF FEMUR AND ITS CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis frequently affects the hip joint, one of the human body's most 
weight-bearing joints. The most common joint condition and the tenth biggest cause of 
disability in the world is osteoarthritis(1,2,3). Whole hip replacement, in which the head of the 
femur and the cartilage of the acetabulum are both removed and replaced by metal sockets, is 
the treatment for hip osteoarthritis. When designing the prosthesis, the varied head of femur 
measurements become important.