Anatomical Parameters of the Acetabulum in Heavy Vehicle Operators

Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research

Macuzic Ivana Zivanovic¹  Vulovic Maja¹  Jeremic Dejan¹  Ivosevic Anita²  Djordjevic Dusica³  Grbovic Vesna³  Sekulic Igor⁴ 

[1] Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia;Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia;Institute of Radiology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia;

关键词: whole-body vibration;    drivers;    hip joint;    dysplasia;   

DOI  :  10.1515/sjecr-2016-0043

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

It has been suggested that long-term exposure by heavy vehicle operators to whole-body vibration (WBV) may be related to an increased risk of pathological changes in the anatomical parameters of the hip. The aim of this study was to explore the difference in anatomical parameters of acetabulum in drivers of heavy vehicles (experimental group; n=60) and subjects who have not been exposed to WBV (control group; n=60). The anteroposterior radiographic view of the hips was used to measure the following parameters: the vertical centre edge (VCE), the ‘horizontal toit externe’ angle (HTE), the neck shaft angle (NSA) and the acetabular depth (AD). Compared with the control group, the mean VCE angle values and AD were signifi cantly lower, while the average HTE and NSA values were signifi cantly higher in the experimental group. This study supports the hypothesis that exposure to whole-body vibration during operation of a vehicle causes an increased risk of acetabular dysplasia.

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