Table 1: Parameters Determined in the 8 Patients with Primary Hip OA

   Case    Age    Gender    Affected Hip    KL Grading at First Visit    KL Grading After 3 to 6 Months of Onset    MRI    Pain at Onset    Pain at the Latest Examination    Height    Weight    BMI    BMD (L1-4)    T-Score    CE Angle    Sharp's Angle    AHI
1 62 F Right 0 I Femoral-subtrochanteric
broad region
P4 P0 155.5 68 28.1 1.035 -0.6 27 35 88.2
2 67 F Right 0 I Local region in the
right femoral head
P4 P1 166 57 20.7 1.027 -0.7 17 40 71.4
3 71 F Left 0 I Local region in the
femoral head
P4 P1 155 62 25.8 0.868 -2.1 29 37 95.6
4 63 F Left I II Femoral-trochanteric
 broad region
P4 P1 147.2 46 21.2 0.926 -1.6 29 44 81.2
5 71 F Right I II Local region in the
 femoral head
P4 P1 149 49 22.1 0.942 -1.4 25 39 85.1
6 87 M Right Perthes-like
deformity: I
Perthes-like
deformity: III
Femoral-subtrochanteric
broad region
P5 P3 145 42 20 0.986 -1.7 28 40 77.5
7 68 F Right I II Femoral-trochanteric
broad region
P4 P1 153 54 23 0.839 -2.3 27 43 80
Average 70.2 153 51.2 22 0.95 -1.5 27.1 39.7 83

KL grading: Kellgren-Lawrence grading; JS: joint space; CE: Wiberg’s center-edge; AHI: acetabular head index; BMI: body mass index; BMD: bone mineral density.