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METHODS: A retrospective review of symptomatic female hips, which used standing anterior\u2013posterior x-rays to measure JSW at the medial, superior, and lateral acetabular sourcil, was conducted. Hips were grouped by radiographic indices, collected from 3D-reconstructed models, into cam-femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), pincer-FAI, mixed-FAI, mild instability, instability, and combined FAIS\u2013instability. Associations between JSW and hip morphology measures, including lateral centre edge angle (LCEA), acetabular coverage, T\u00f6nnis angle, and femoral neck shaft angle (FNSA), were analysed. RESULTS: In 493 symptomatic female hips, JSW at all locations was significantly lower in pincer hips compared to all other pathology groups (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.05), with the exception of mixed-FAI hips (P\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009.4). Hips with isolated instability and combined instability\u2013FAI morphology had significantly greater JSW than pincer- and mixed-FAI groups (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.05). There were no significant JSW differences between instability and combined FAI\u2013instability groups at any location (P\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009.1). Acetabular coverage, LCEA, T\u00f6nnis angle, and FNSA were significantly associated with JSW (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). No significant associations were observed for acetabular version (P\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009.05) or femoral torsion (P\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009.05). CONCLUSION: Differences in JSW across groups highlight the influence of femoroacetabular morphology and orientation in pre-arthritic hips. In patients with naturally decreased JSW and no other findings of osteoarthritis, attention should be given to evaluation for pincer-FAI. 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