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Musculoskeletal radiology

an angle on imaging measuring loss of the normal femoral head-neck concavity, used to identify cam morphology.

In musculoskeletal radiology, alpha angle refers to an angle on imaging measuring loss of the normal femoral head-neck concavity, used to identify cam morphology. This meaning comes from Nötzli (2002) in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume.[1]

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References

Nötzli, H. P., Wyss, T. F., Stoecklin, C. H., Schmid, M. R., Treiber, K., & Hodler, J. (2002). The contour of the femoral head-neck junction as a predictor for the risk of anterior impingement. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 84-B(4), 556-560. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.84b4.0840556

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