On Tuesday 4 February 2025, J. Tang will defend the doctoral thesis titled: Cam Morphology and Its Role in Hip Osteoarthritis
- Promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Tuesday 4 Feb 2025, 10:30 - 12:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Professor Andries Querido room
- Building
- Education Center
- Location
- Erasmus MC
Below is a brief summary of the dissertation:
Cam morphology is a significant risk factor for hip osteoarthritis (OA). Given the current absence of curative treatment for this condition, it is essential to understand the role cam morphology plays in the development of hip OA. This thesis consists of four parts. The first part introduces the radiographic methodology that was used across the whole thesis. In the second part, we aimed to investigate the relationship between baseline cam morphology and the development of radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) through multiple visits or within a harmonized database. The third part focuses on the relationship between cam morphology and hip pain symptoms. The last part identifies subtypes of cam morphology captured by the alpha angle and examines whether the triangular index ratio is an alternative method to the alpha angle for defining cam morphology.
- More information
The public defence will start exactly at 10.30 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers can access the hall via the fourth floor. Given the solemn nature of the meeting, we advise not to bring children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
A livestream link has been provided to candidate.
