Does radiographic coxa profunda indicate increased acetabular coverage or depth in hip dysplasia?
Radiographic coxa profunda was not a sign of increased acetabular coverage and depth in patients with hip dysplasia, but rather indicates classic acetabular dysplasia, defined by an anteverted acetabulum with anterolateral acetabular deficiency and an inwardly rotated pelvis. Thus, the presence of coxa profunda does not indicate a disease in addition to hip dysplasia, and the conventional maneuvers during periacetabular osteotomy are adequate for these patients.
The most interesting findings of our study, to our knowledge the largest series reporting PAI-1 levels during follow-up in septic patients, were that plasma PAI-1 levels during the first week were associated with inflammation, severity and mortality.