42 results found
Case
Acetabular labral tear hip
Published
20 Nov 2019
86% complete
Ultrasound
MRI
Article
Acetabular labral tear
Acetabular labral tear, as the name implies, is a tear involving the acetabular labrum of the hip. It is defined as a defect in the labral surface, intralabral surface or chondrolabral junction 10.
With the increasing use of hip arthroscopy in orthopedic surgery since the 1970s, pathologies of ...
Case
Labral tear in the hip joint
Published
11 Nov 2013
77% complete
MRI
Case
Acetabular labral tear with cam type hip lesion
Published
23 Dec 2013
58% complete
MRI
Article
Acetabular labrum
Acetabular labrum acts to deepen the acetabulum and increase contact between the pelvis and the femoral head. Its exact biomechanical role remains to be fully elucidated.
Gross anatomy
The acetabular labrum is a C-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure with an opening anteroinferiorly at the site...
Article
Arthrogram
An arthrogram (or arthrography) is a commonly performed procedure in musculoskeletal radiology, which can refer to both an injection into a joint, and cross-sectional imaging after a joint is injected.
Indications
Arthrograms are performed for a variety of indications including:
labral te...
Article
Paralabral cyst of the hip
Paralabral cysts of the hip joint are a location-specific subtype of paralabral cysts. They are predominantly small, sometimes septate, well-defined multiloculated fluid intensity lesions. They are closely associated with acetabular labral tears. Their presence requires a thorough search for a l...
Article
Hip protocol (MRI)
The MRI hip protocol encompasses a set of different MRI sequences for the routine assessment of the single hip joint.
Note: This article aims to frame a general concept of an MRI protocol for the assessment of a single hip joint. Protocol specifics will vary depending on MRI scanner type, speci...
Article
Synovial folds of the hip
Synovial folds or plicae of the hip are vestigial structures within the hip joint and include labral and ligamental plicae as well as the femoral retinacula.
Gross anatomy
The following synovial folds, plicae or retinacula have been described in the hip joint 1-5:
femoral neck plicae or retin...
Article
Groin pain
Groin pain is a symptom manifesting in a wide spectrum of clinical disorders and diseases in athletes and non-athletes.
The Doha agreement in 2014 identified and classified groin pain in athletes and defined the following clinical entities 1,2:
adductor-related, pubic-related, inguinal-related...
Article
Limbus labrum
A limbus labrum is as an enlarged and deformed acetabular labrum, which covers the lateral margin of a subluxed femoral head.
Epidemiology
Seen in children and young adults.
Clinical presentation
hip pain and labral tears
seen mainly in settings of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) o...
Article
Acetabular dysplasia
Acetabular dysplasia is referred to as a shallow acetabulum, not being able to provide sufficient coverage for the femoral head and thus leading to instability of the hip joint.
Terminology
Acetabular dysplasia is a form of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) often referred to in the adol...
Article
Musculoskeletal curriculum
The musculoskeletal curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core of musculoskeletal knowledge.
Definition
Topics pertaining to bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, but excluding the skeletal structures of the head.
Anat...
Article
CT hip (protocol)
The CT hip protocol serves as an examination for the evaluation of the hip joint. It is often performed as a non-contrast study. However, it can be combined with a CT arthrogram for the evaluation of chondral and/or labral tears or a femoral neck version scan.
Note: This article aims to frame a...
Article
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is painful, limited hip motion due to specific morphological abnormalities in the femoral head-neck region and/or acetabulum. Femoroacetabular impingement can lead to early degenerative disease.
Epidemiology
Femoroacetabular impingement is common in ...
Article
Arthrogram (MRI)
An MR arthrogram is an MRI performed after a joint is injected with a solution containing gadolinium. Sometimes abbreviated to MRA, which can be confused with MR angiography. MRI can also be performed after an injection is not directly administered into the joint, via an indirect arthrogram. An ...
Article
Acetabular labral calcification
Acetabular labral calcification in the hip can be a finding detected on imaging studies. It has an association with osteoarthritis of the hip and may account for higher pain levels in individuals with a high degree of calcification independent of age and histological degeneration 2.
Differentia...
Case
Paralabral cyst with anterior acetabular labral tear
Published
21 Jul 2014
92% complete
MRI
Article
Cam morphology (femoroacetabular impingement)
Cam morphology refers to an abnormal morphology of the femoral head-neck junction interlinked with an osseous asphericity of the femoral head. It is one possible cause of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
Terminology
Cam morphology is also commonly referred to as 'cam deformity', 'cam lesion...
Article
Hip joint
The hip joint is a synovial joint between the femoral head and the acetabulum of the pelvis. This article considers the hip joint specifically, however it is worth noting that the word hip is often used to refer more generally to the anatomical region around this joint.
Summary
articulation: b...