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acetabulum
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acetabulum

Deep socket in the hip bone in which the head of the thigh bone (femur) is contained.



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ACETABULAR DYSPLASIA A congenital condition which results in a shallow hip socket that does not effectively enclose the head of the femur.
(25) A change in acetabular anteversion also can alter the congruence of the hip joint.
When the metastatic acetabular biopsy sample was compared with the palatal biopsy, findings were consistent with a metastasis from a primary salivary tumor.
 
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