Abstract #0074

Localised Cartilage Assessment with Three-Dimensional DGEMRIC in Subjects with Normal and Cam-Type Abnormal Hip Joint Morphology. an Assay of Early Disease.

Tom C B Pollard¹, Eugene G. McNally¹, Derek C. Wilson², Burkhard Maedler³, David R. Wilson², Marion Watson¹, Andrew J. Carr¹

¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; ²Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; ³Philips Healthcare, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The majority of cases of hip osteoarthritis are caused by morphological abnormalities, such as the cam deformity. Treating such deformity may prevent disease progression. A sensitive, responsive assay of chondral damage is needed to assess treatment efficacy.