Mild or Borderline Hip Dysplasia: Are We Characterizing Hips With a Lateral Center-Edge Angle Between 18° and 25° Appropriately?

Abstract

A comprehensive evaluation of radiographic parameters in patients with an LCEA between 18° and 25° identified sex-specific trends in hip morphology and showed a large proportion of dysplastic features among these patients. An isolated assessment of the LCEA is an oversimplistic approach that may jeopardize appropriate classification and may provide insufficient data to guide the treatment of hips with additional features of dysplasia and instability.