Discover how a decade-long study from the CHECK cohort unveils the pivotal role of hip dysplasia in the development of hip osteoarthritis, reshaping our understanding of joint health and disease prevention.
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Hip dysplasia as risk factor for clinically relevant and radiographic hip osteoarthritis: 10-year results from the CHECK cohort.
Vinge et al., Rheumatology (Oxford) 2023
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead650
Oh, what a shocking revelation we have here! A study from the CHECK cohort, with a whopping 1002 middle-aged individuals who just happened to wander in with hip and/or knee pain, has unearthed the astonishing fact that hip dysplasia might just be a risk factor for something called clinically relevant hip osteoarthritis. But wait, there’s more! They’ve managed to narrow it down to 468 hips from 251 of these brave souls, all because they had the foresight to complain about hip pain and get their lateral center edge angle (LCEA) measured. And, lo and behold, they didn’t have full-blown radiographic hip OA at the start. Kudos to them!
Fast forward 10 years—because good things take time—and we find that those with hip dysplasia (a measly 3.6% of hips, mind you) are apparently 2.8 times more likely to develop this so-called clinically relevant hip OA. But, plot twist, there’s no significant link to incident radiographic hip OA. That’s right, the x-rays don’t quite match up with the clinical picture. Who would’ve thought?
So, the grand takeaway from this epic saga? If you’ve got hip dysplasia at baseline, you might be in for some trouble down the line—clinically speaking, of course. But don’t worry about those x-rays; they might not tell the whole story. And the moral of the story? Future research should really try to figure out what “clinically relevant” means when it comes to osteoarthritis. Because, you know, that would be helpful.