TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Labro-Acetabular Complex
AU  - Field, Richard E.
AU  - Rajakulendran, Karthig
Y1  - 2011/05/04
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.J.01710
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 22
EP  - 27
VL  - 93
IS  - Supplement_2
N2  - The human hip is subjected to several hundred million loading cycles during a lifetime. Hip instability and femoro-acetabular impingement cause damage to the rim of the acetabulum. The acetabular rim is a highly specialized structure known as the labro-acetabular complex. A unidirectional flow of synovial fluid has been identified in this region. The synovial fluid circulation is driven by the bellows-like movement of the zona orbicularis and depends on hip flexion and extension. Surgical repair of the damaged labro-acetabular complex should satisfy two goals. First, the labrum should be preserved or reconstructed when possible. Second, the precipitating cause of the labro-acetabular damage must be addressed.
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01710
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01710
ER  -