Journal of Spine

Wisam Witwit

Publications

• Research Article
  Pelvic Retroversion is Associated with Flat Back and Cam Type Femoro-Acetabular Impingement in Young Elite Skiers
  Author(s): Carl Todd, Wisam Witwit, Peter Kovac, Anna Swärd, Cecilia Agnvall, Pall Jonasson, Olof Thoreson, Leif Swärd, Jon Karlsson and Adad BarantoCarl Todd, Wisam Witwit, Peter Kovac, Anna Swärd, Cecilia Agnvall, Pall Jonasson, Olof Thoreson, Leif Swärd, Jon Karlsson and Adad Baranto
  
  Introduction: The spino-pelvic complex in humans helps to maintain an upright posture, by balancing the spinal sagittal alignment with the hip joints and pelvic girdle. The extent of how the hip joint may influence the spino-pelvic alignment is not fully understood. Hip joint cam femoro-acetabular impingement is a common source of hip and groin disability in young athletes and has been linked to abnormal joint morphology from repetitive loading of the proximal femoral head abutting against the acetabulum. The aim of this study was to compare the radiological parameters of spino-pelvic sagittal alignment and spinal types according to Roussouly’s classification in relation to hip joint cam femoro-acetabular impingement. Methods: The sample group (n=102), mean age (17.7 ± 1.4) years, consisted of elite skiers (n=75) and nonathletes.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000326

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