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Protrusio acetabuli

Protrusio acetabuli is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Protrusio acetabuli rather than just read about it. In short: Protrusio acetabuli is an uncommon defect of the acetabulum, the socket that receives the femoral head to make the hip joint. The hip bone of the pelvic bone/girdle is composed of three bones, the ilium, the ischium and the pubis.

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Reference excerpt

Protrusio acetabuli is an uncommon defect of the acetabulum, the socket that receives the femoral head to make the hip joint. The hip bone of the pelvic bone/girdle is composed of three bones, the ilium, the ischium and the pubis. In protrusio deformity, there is medial displacement of the femoral head in that the medial aspect of the femoral cortex is medial to the ilioischial line. The socket is too deep and may protrude into the pelvis.

Signs and symptoms Protrusio acetabuli may be asymptomatic. Limitation of joint range of movement is the earliest sign, along with pain.

Classification Protrusio acetabuli is divided into two types, primary and secondary.

Primary protrusio acetabuli are characterized by progressive protrusio in middle aged women, and may be associated with osteoarthritis. They may be familial. Secondary protrusio acetabuli's causes include femoral head prosthesis, cup arthroplasty, septic arthritis, central fracture dislocation, or total hip replacement surgery Protrusio acetabuli may also be thought of as unilateral or bilateral.

Unilateral protrusio acetabuli may be caused by tuberculous arthritis, trauma, or fibrous dysplasia. Bilateral protrusio acetabuli may be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, Paget's disease, osteomalacia, Marfan syndrome, and ankylosing spondylitis.

Prognosis The protrusio may progress until the femoral neck impinges against the pelvis.

Treatment Arthroscopic surgery (or open joint surgery) is an effective treatment. Joint replacement surgery may be necessary in the case of severe pain or substantial joint restriction.

References

External links

McBride MT, Muldoon MP, Santore RF, Trousdale RT, Wenger DR (2001). "Protrusio acetabuli: diagnosis and treatment". J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 9 (2): 79–88. doi:10.5435/00124635-200103000-00002. PMID 11281632.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Protrusio acetabuli

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Protrusio acetabuli claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Protrusio acetabuli before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Protrusio acetabuli ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Protrusio acetabuli

In research: Protrusio acetabuli appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Protrusio acetabuli in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Protrusio acetabuli is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Arthritis, Arthropathies, Pelvis, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Protrusio acetabuli outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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