@article{a8dccbbb13584fb282a30241fd489201,
title = "Cartilage thickness in the hip measured by MRI and stereology before and after periacetabular osteotomy",
abstract = "Untreated hip dysplasia can result in a degenerative process joint and secondary osteoarthritis at an early age. While most periacetabular osteotomies (PAOs) are performed to relieve symptoms, the osteotomy is presumed to slow or prevent degeneration unless irreparable damage to the cartilage has already occurred.",
keywords = "Acetabulum, Adult, Cartilage, Articular, Female, Hip Joint, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Osteotomy, Postoperative Complications, Prospective Studies, Young Adult",
author = "Mechlenburg, {Inger Buur} and Nyengaard, {Jens Randel} and John Gelineck and Kjeld Soballe and Anders Troelsen",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/s11999-010-1310-z",
language = "English",
volume = "468",
pages = "1884--90",
journal = "Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research",
issn = "0009-921X",
publisher = "Wolters Kluwer Health Inc",
number = "7",
}