Arthroscopic diagnosis of ruptured acetabular labrum

• Published in: Acta orthopaedica Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 513 - 515
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Shigeo, Awaya, Goro, Okada, Yutaka, Maekawa, Masaki, Ikeda, Toshihiko, Tada, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 1986
• Subjects: Acetabulum - injuries; Adolescent; Arthroscopes; Arthroscopy - methods; Female; Fractures, Bone - diagnosis; Hip Joint - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Movement

We performed arthroscopy in nine hips in 8 patients with hip pain of unknown origin. Of them, 5 patients had a rupture in the posterior or posterosuperior labrum, not seen by arthrography. On physical examination the patients complained of pain on both passive flexion and internal rotation of the hi...