Abstract
Within the discipline of sports medicine, articular cartilage injuries in the hip have received considerably less attention than other joints, largely due to the difficulty that practitioners have had with accurate assessment. Non-arthritic cartilage injuries in the hip refer to focal chondral defects on either the femoral or acetabular side of the joint. Focal chondral defects on the femoral side are relatively uncommon, however, and may result from axial loading or shear injury of the head within the socket. Subluxation events of the femoral head seen in high-energy contact sports may result in these types of focal chondral injuries. Cartilage injuries on the acetabular side are more common and typically present as localized cartilage delamination in the anterior-superior weight-bearing zone of the acetabular rim. The most common underlying condition resulting in these types of cartilage defects is femoroacetabular impingement. This chapter discusses current surgical indications and techniques appropriate for management of these injuries as well as clinical and radiographic methods to detect focal cartilage lesions in the hip joint.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Berend KR, Vail TP. Hip arthroscopy in the adolescent and pediatric athlete. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:763–778.
Byrd JW. Hip arthroscopy. The supine position. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:703–731.
Scopp JM, Moorman CT 3rd. The assessment of athletic hip injury. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:647–659.
Byrd JWT. Investigation of the symptomatic hip: physical examination. In: Byrd JWT, ed., Operative Hip Arthroscopy. New York: Thieme; 1998. p1–15.
Kelly BT, Williams RJ 3rd, Philippon MJ. Hip arthroscopy: current indications, treatment options, management issues. Am J Sports Med 2003;31:1020–1037.
Byrd JW. Lateral impact injury: A source of occult hip pathology. Clin Sports Med 2001;20: 801–815.
Cooper DE, Warren RF, Barnes R. Traumatic subluxation of the hip resulting in aseptic necrosis and chondrolysis in a professional football player. Am J Sports Med 1991;19:322–324.
Moorman CT 3rd, Warren RF, Hershman EB, et al. Traumatic posterior hip subluxation in American football. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A:1190–1196.
Beck M, Leunig M, Parvizi J, Boutier V, Wyss D, Ganz R. Anterior femoroacetabular impingement: part II. Midterm results of surgical treatment. Clin Orthop 2004;418:67–73.
Ganz R, Parvizi J, Beck M, Leunig M, Notzli H, Siebenrock KA. Femoroacetabular impingement: a cause for osteoarthritis of the hip. Clin Orthop 2003;417:112–120.
Lavigne M, Parvizi J, Beck M, Siebenrock KA, Ganz R, Leunig M. Anterior femoroacetabular impingement: part I. Techniques of joint preserving surgery. Clin Orthop 2004;418:61–66.
Parvizi J, Ganz R, Beck M, Leunig M, Sibenrock K. Femoroacetbular impingement: mid-term clinical results. J Arthroplasty 2004;19:261–262.
Olson SA, Bay BK, Hamel A. Biomechanics of the hip joint and the effects of fracture of the acetabulum. Clin Orthop RelatRes 1997;339:92–104.
Greenwald AS, Haynes DW. Weight-bearing areas in the human hip joint. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1972;54:157–163.
Dussault RG, Beauregard G, Fauteaux P, Laurin C, Boisjoly A. Femoral head defect following anterior hip dislocation. Radiology 1980;135:627–629.
Repo RU, Finlay JB. Survival of articular cartilage after controlled impact. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1977;59:1068–1076.
Epstein HC. Traumatic dislocations of the hip. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1973;92:116–142.
Epstein HC, Wiss DA, Cozen L. Posterior fracture dislocation of the hip with fractures of the femoral head. Clin Orthop 1985;201:9–17.
Brumback RJ, Kenzora JE, Levitt LE, Burgess AR, Poka A. Fractures of the femoral head. Hip 1987:181–206.
Epstein HC, Wiss DA. Traumatic anterior dislocation of the hip. Orthopedics 1985;8:130, 132–134.
DeLee JC, Evans JA, Thomas J. Anterior dislocation of the hip and associated femoral-head fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1980;62:960–964.
Cruess RL. The current status of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1978;131:309–311.
Herndon JH, Aufranc OE. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head in the adult. A review of its incidence in a variety of conditions. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1972;86:43–62.
Glick JM. Hip arthroscopy using the lateral approach. Instr Course Lect 1988;37:223–231.
Glick JM. Hip arthroscopy. The lateral approach. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:733–747.
Sekiya JK, Ruch DS, Hunter DM, et al. Hip arthroscopy in staging avascular necrosis of the femoral head. J South Orthop Assoc 2000;9:254–261.
Lance D, Carlioz A, Seringe R, Postel M, Lacombe MJ, Abelanet R. Acute chondrolysis following slipped capital femoral epiphysis. A study of 41 cases [author’s transl]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot 1981;67:437–450.
Brandt KD. Animal models of osteoarthritis. Biorheology 2002;39:221–235.
Hartofilakidis G, Karachalios T. Idiopathic osteoarthritis of the hip: incidence, classification, natural history of 272 cases. Orthopedics 2003;26:161–166.
Lievense AM, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Verhagen AP, Verhaar JA, Koes BW. Prognostic factors of progress of hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Arthritis Rheum 2002;47:556–562.
Maillefert JF, Nguyen M, Gueguen A, et al. Relevant change in radiological progression in patients with hip osteoarthritis. II. Determination using an expert opinion approach. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2002;41:148–152.
Tindall EA, Sharp JT, Burr A, et al. A 12-mo, multicenter, prospective, open-label trial of radiographic analysis of disease progression in osteoarthritis of the knee or hip in patients receiving celecoxib. Clin Ther 2002;24:2051–2063.
Jackson DW, Lalor PA, Aberman HM, Simon TM. Spontaneous repair of full-thickness defects of articular cartilage in a goat model. A preliminary study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001; 83-A:53–A64.
Rosenberg TD, Weiss JA, Moulis PM, Deffner KT, Cooley VJ. Finite element simulation of stresses in chondral defects. Int Cart Repair Soc Newsl 1999;2:14.
Gilbert JE. Current treatment options for the restoration of articular cartilage. Am J Knee Surg 1998;11:42–46.
De Smet AA, Ilahi OA, Graf BK. Reassessment of the MR criteria for stability of osteochondritis dissecans in the knee and ankle. Skeletal Radiol 1996;25:159–163.
De Smet AA, Ilahi OA, Graf BK. Untreated osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral condyles: prediction of patient outcome using radiographic and MR findings. Skeletal Radiol 1997;26:463–467.
Shelbourne KD, Jari S, Gray T. Outcome of untreated traumatic articular cartilage defects of the knee: a natural history study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A(suppl 2):8–16.
Brittberg M, Peterson L, Sjogren-Jansson E, Tallheden T, Lindahl A. Articular cartilage engineering with autologous chondrocyte transplantation. A review of recent developments. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A(suppl 3): 109–115.
Cohen NP, Foster RJ, Mow VC. Composition and dynamics of articular cartilage: structure, function, maintaining healthy state. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1998;28:203–215.
Gill T. The role of microfracture technique in the treatment of full-thickness chondral injuries. Oper Tech Sports Med 2000;8:138–140.
Rodrigo JJ, Steadman JR, Silliman J. Improvement of full-thickness chondral defect healing in the human knee after debridement and microfracture using continuous passive motion. Am J Knee Surg 1994;7:109–116.
Steadman JR, Rodkey WG, Rodrigo JJ. Microfracture: surgical technique and rehabilitation to treat chondral defects. Clin Orthop 2001;(391 suppl):S362–S369.
Steadman JR, Rodkey WG, Singleton SB. Microfracture technique for full-thickness chondral defects: technique and clinical results. Oper Tech Orthop 1997;7:300–304.
Blevins FT, Steadman JR, Rodrigo JJ, Silliman J. Treatment of articular cartilage defects in athletes: an analysis of functional outcome and lesion appearance. Orthopedics 1998;21:761–767; discussion 767–768.
Lieberman JR, Berry DJ, Mont MA, et al. Osteonecrosis of the hip: management in the 21st century. Instr Course Lect 2003;52:337–355.
Linden B, Jonsson K, Redlund-Johnell I. Osteochondritis dissecans of the hip. Acta Radiol 2003;44:67–71.
Mont MA, Jones LC, Sotereanos DG, Amstutz HC, Hungerford DS. Understanding and treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Instr Course Lect 2000;49:169–185.
Zhang B, Zhu S, Guo Y. Treatment of ischemic necrosis of femoral head by focal cleaning and bone graft. Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 2000;14:93–95.
Sledge SL. Microfracture techniques in the treatment of osteochondral injuries. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:365–377.
du Toit GT, Sweet MB. Arthroplasty by osteocartilaginous graft in primates. Clin Orthop 1982; 165:49–63.
Meyers MH, Jones RE, Bucholz RW, Wenger DR. Fresh autogenous grafts and osteochondral allografts for the treatment of segmental collapse in osteonecrosis of the hip. Clin Orthop 1983;174:107–112.
Roffman M, du Toit GT. Osteochondral hemiarthroplasty. An experimental investigation in baboons. Int Orthop 1985;9:69–75.
Buckwalter JA, Mankin HJ. Articular cartilage repair and transplantation. Arthritis Rheum 1998;41:1331–1342.
Fitzpatrick PL, Morgan DA. Fresh osteochondral allografts: a 6–10-yr review. Aust N Z J Surg 1998;68:573–579.
Brittberg M, Lindahl A, Nilsson A, Ohlsson C, Isaksson O, Peterson L. Treatment of deep cartilage defects in the knee with autologous chondrocyte transplantation. N Engl J Med 1994;331:889–895.
Easley ME, Scranton PE Jr. Osteochondral autologous transfer system. Foot Ankle Clin 2003;8:275–290.
Minas T. Autologous chondrocyte implantation in the arthritic knee. Orthopedics 2003;26:945–947.
Minas T, Chiu R. Autologous chondrocyte implantation. Am J Knee Surg 2000;13:41–50.
Peterson L, Brittberg M, Kiviranta I, Akerlund EL, Lindahl A. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation. Biomechanics and long-term durability. Am J Sports Med 2002;30:2–12.
Peterson L, Minas T, Brittberg M, Nilsson A, Sjogren-Jansson E, Lindahl A. Twoto 9-yr outcome after autologous chondrocyte transplantation of the knee. Clin Orthop 2000;374:212–234.
Cornell CN, Salvati EA, Pellicci PM. Long-term follow-up of total hip replacement in patients with osteonecrosis. Orthop Clin North Am 1985;16:757–769.
Meyers MH. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Pathogenesis and long-term results of treatment. Clin Orthop 1988;231:51–61.
Salvati EA, Cornell CN. Long-term follow-up of total hip replacement in patients with avascular necrosis. Instr Course Lect 1988;37:67–73.
Shinoda S, Hasegawa Y, Kawabe K, et al. Total hip arthroplasty for failed rotational acetabular osteotomy: a report of three cases. Nagoya J Med Sci 1998;61:53–58.
Barnes CL, Collins DN, Nelson CL. Cup arthroplasty, surface replacement arthroplasty, and femoral head resurfacing for osteonecrosis. Semin Arthroplasty 1991;2:222–227.
Campbell P, Mirra J, Amstutz HC. Viability of femoral heads treated with resurfacing arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2000; 15:120–122.
Howie DW, Cornish BL, Vernon-Roberts B. Resurfacing hip arthroplasty. Classification of loosening and the role of prosthesis wear particles. Clin Orthop 1990;255:144–159.
Hungerford MW, Mont MA, Scott R, Fiore C, Hungerford DS, Krackow KA. Surface replacement hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1998;80:1656–1664.
Mont MA, Rajadhyaksha AD, Hungerford DS. Outcomes of limited femoral resurfacing arthroplasty compared with total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Arthroplasty 2001;16(8 suppl 1):134–139.
Siguier T, Siguier M, Judet T, Charnley G, Brumpt B. Partial resurfacing arthroplasty of the femoral head in avascular necrosis. Methods, indications, results. Clin Orthop 2001;386: 85–92.
Ushio K, Oka M, Hyon SH, Yura S, Toguchida J, Nakamura T. Partial hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. An experimental study in the dog. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2003;85:922–930.
Brand RA. Hip osteotomies: a biomechanical consideration. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 1997;5: 282–291.
Gillingham BL, Sanchez AA, Wenger DR. Pelvic osteotomies for the treatment of hip dysplasia in children and young adults. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 1999;7:325–337.
Ko JY, Meyers MH, Wenger DR. “Trapdoor” procedure for osteonecrosis with segmental collapse of the femoral head in teenagers. J Pediatr Orthop 1995;15:7–15.
Mont MA, Fairbank AC, Krackow KA, Hungerford DS. Corrective osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78:1032–1038.
Tonnis D, Behrens K, Tscharani F. A modified technique of the triple pelvic osteotomy: early results. J Pediatr Orthop 1981;1:241–249.
Ito K, Minka MA 2nd, Leunig M, Werlen S, Ganz R. Femoroacetabular impingement and the cam-effect. A MRI-based quantitative anatomical study of the femoral head-neck offset. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2001;83:171–176.
Schmid MR, Notzli HP, Zanetti M, Wyss TF, Hodler J. Cartilage lesions in the hip: diagnostic effectiveness of MR arthrography. Radiology 2003;226:382–386.
McCarthy JC, Noble PC, Schuck MR, Wright J, Lee J. The Otto E. Aufranc Award: the role of labral lesions to development of early degenerative hip disease. Clin Orthop 2001; 393:25–37.
McCarthy JC, Noble PC, Schuck MR, Wright J, Lee J. The watershed labral lesion: its relationship to early arthritis of the hip. J Arthroplasty 2001;16(8 suppl 1):81–87.
Leunig M, Casillas MM, Hamlet M, et al. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: early mechanical damage to the acetabular cartilage by a prominent femoral metaphysis. Acta Orthop Scand 2000;71:370–375.
Eijer H, Myers SR, Ganz R. Anterior femoroacetabular impingement after femoral neck fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2001;15:475–481.
Notzli HP, Wyss TF, Stoecklin CH, Schmid MR, Treiber K, Hodler J. The contour of the femoral head-neck junction as a predictor for the risk of anterior impingement. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2002;84:556–560.
Siebenrock KA, Schoeniger R, Ganz R. Anterior femoro-acetabular impingement due to acetabular retroversion. Treatment with periacetabular osteotomy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A:278–286.
Myers SR, Eijer H, Ganz R. Anterior femoroacetabular impingement after periacetabular osteotomy. Clin Orthop 1999;363:93–99.
Siebenrock KA, Wahab KH, Werlen S, Kalhor M, Leunig M, Ganz R. Abnormal extension of the femoral head epiphysis as a cause of cam impingement. Clin Orthop 2004;418:54–60.
Wagner S, Hofstetter W, Chiquet M, et al. Early osteoarthritic changes of human femoral head cartilage subsequent to femoro-acetabular impingement. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2003;11: 508–518.
Goodman DA, Feighan JE, Smith AD, Latimer B, Buly RL, Cooperman DR. Subclinical slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Relationship to osteoarthrosis of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1997;79:1489–1497.
Leunig M, Beck M, Woo A, Dora C, Kerboull M, Ganz R. Acetabular rim degeneration: a constant finding in the aged hip. Clin Orthop 2003;413:201–207.
Guanche CA, Bare AA, Arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement. Arthroscopy 2006;22(1):95–106.
Byrd JW, Jones KS. Prospective analysis of hip arthroscopy with 2 year followup. Arthroscopy 2000;16(6)578–587.
Kallas KM, Guanche CA. Physical examination and imaging of hip injuries. Operative Tech Sports Med 2002;10:176–183.
Hoppenfeld S. Physical examination of the hip and pelvis. In: Hoppenfeld S, ed., Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. Norwalk, CT: Appleton and Lange; 1976:143–144.
Villar RN. Hip arthroscopy. Br J Hosp Med 1992;47:763–766.
Villar RN. Hip arthroscopy. J Bone Joint Surg 1995;77B:517–518.
Erb RE. Current concepts in imaging the adult hip. Clin Sports Med 2001;20:661–696.
Armfield DR, Towers JD, Robertson DD. Radiographic and MR imaging of the athletic hip. Clin Sports Med 2006;25(2):211–239, viii.
Trattnig S, Mlynarik V, Huber M, Ba-Ssalamah A, Puig S, Imhof H. Magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage and evaluation of cartilage disease. Invest Radiol 2000;35:595–601.
Czerny C, Kramer J, Neuhold A. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance arthrography of the acetabular labrum: comparison with surgical findings. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr 2001;173:702–707.
Byrd JW, Jones KS. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical assessment, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance arthrography, intra-articular injection in hip arthroscopy patients. Am J Sports Med 2004;32:1668–1674.
Edwards DJ, Lomas D, Villar RN. Diagnosis of the painful hip by magnetic resonance imaging and arthroscopy. J Bone Joint Surg 1995;77B:374–376.
Mintz DN, Hooper T, Connell D, Buly R, Padgett DE, Potter HG. Magnetic resonance imaging of the hip: detection of labral and chondral abnormalities using noncontrast imaging. Arthroscopy 2005;21:385–393.
Potter HG, Linklater JM, Allen AA, Hannafin JA, Haas SB. Magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage in the knee. An evaluation with use of fast-spin-echo imaging. J Bone Joint Surg 1998;80A:1276–1284.
Dardzinski BJ, Mosher TJ, Li S, Van Slyke MA, Smith MB. Spatial variation of T2 in human articular cartilage. Radiology 1997;205:546–550.
Maier CF, Tan SG, Hariharan H, Potter HG. T2 quantitation of articular cartilage at 1.5 T. J Magn Reson Imaging 2003;17:358–364.
Mosher TJ, Dardzinski BJ, Smith MB. Human articular cartilage: influence of aging and early symptomatic degeneration on the spatial variation of T2—preliminary findings at 3 T. Radiology 2000;214:259–266.
Enseki KR, Martin RC, Draovitch P, Kelly BT, Philippon MJ, Schenker ML. The hip joint, arthroscopic procedures and postoperative rehabilitation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2006;36(7):516–525.
Mardones RM, Gonzalez C, Chen Q, Zobitz M, Kaufman KR, Trousdale RT. Surgical treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: evaluation of the effect of the size of the resection. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87:273–279.
Byrd JW, Jones KS. Traumatic rupture of the ligamentum teres as a source of hip pain. Arthroscopy 2004;20(4):385–391.
Martin RR, Kelly BT, Philippon MJ. Evidence of validity for the Hip Outcome Score (HOS). In: American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. New Orleans; 2005.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kelly, B.T., Sussmann, P.P., Buly, R.L. (2007). Management of Cartilage Injuries in the Hip. In: Williams, R.J. (eds) Cartilage Repair Strategies. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-343-1_19
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-343-1_19
Publisher Name: Humana Press
Print ISBN: 978-1-58829-629-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-59745-343-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)