The torn acetabular labrum.

J H Dorrell; A Catterall

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.68b3.3733805

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The torn acetabular labrum.

J H Dorrell·A Catterall

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Eleven patients with tears of the acetabular labrum are discussed and the syndrome of the torn labrum is defined. In all cases the lesion was associated with acetabular dysplasia, and a constant early radiological sign was a cyst in the lateral aspect of the acetabulum. The diagnosis was confirmed by arthrography. It is suggested that these tears are degenerative, occurring as a consequence of abnormal stresses imposed by the uncovered lateral portion of the femoral head. Once a tear is present a localised stress point occurs on the femoral head, leading rapidly to degenerative arthritis.

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J H Dorrell, A Catterall. 1986. The torn acetabular labrum.. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.68b3.3733805

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