Reliability of Sacral Slope, Pelvic Femoral Motion and Cup Ante-inclination on AP Pelvic Radiographs in Healthy Pts

University of Nebraska

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: X-rays- total of 4

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04687306

0719-20-FB

Details and patient eligibility

About

Currently, there are no validated anatomical landmarks that can be used to predict risk of and diagnose abnormal patterns of pelvic motion.This proposed study will measure sacral slope, pelvic femoral angle and cup ante-inclination in both sitting and standing positions, using healthy individuals without a history of spinal and/or lower extremity pathology. All radiographs will be evaluated for the three measurements by four individuals with the intent of evaluating inter-observer reliability. Determining the reproducibility of these angles between observers will give insight into the potential clinical utility of these measurements in evaluating and treating patients with hip-spine syndrome.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mechanics and influence of spinopelvic motion and balance from normal healthy subjects for the purpose of establishing radiographic measurements which are reliable and reproducible and which could give insight into the potential clinical utility of these measurements as future predictors of who may/may not have spinal pelvic issues and in evaluation and treatment of patients with hip-spine syndrome.

This specific objective of this study will be to measure sacral slope, pelvic femoral angle and cup ante-inclination via radiographs in both sitting and standing positions. The radiographs will be evaluated for the three measurements by four individuals with the intent of evaluating inter-observer reliability.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy individuals without major co-morbidities and without spine/hip/pelvis issues including previous injuries or surgeries

Exclusion criteria

• no history of spine/hip/pelvis issues
• females who are trying to get pregnant

Trial design

33 participants in 2 patient groups

Females

Description:

15 females

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: X-rays- total of 4

Males

Description:

15 Males

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: X-rays- total of 4