Aging process of the acetabular labrum--an electron-microscopic study

• Published in: Nippon Seikeigekagakkai zasshi Vol. 65; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Author: Tanabe, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.01.1991
• Subjects: Acetabulum - embryology; Acetabulum - ultrastructure; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - pathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Middle Aged

We have studied the aging process of the labrum of the hip using scanning and transmission electron-microscopes. The materials consisted of 22 human hip joint acetabula. Disruption and irregular ridges were evident on the uppermost superficial layer and the superficial layer of the labrum in their f...