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SUBMITTER: Ye K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4246392 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20140918 5
The normal labrum is crucial to the biomechanical function of the hip joint, not only increasing the surface area and depth of the acetabulum but also maintaining a suction seal to assist in normal synovial fluid flow from the peripheral to the central compartment. Simple loop suture repairs of the labrum may evert the labrum, thus losing the optimal seal, as well as causing abrasion of the articular cartilage. Vertical mattress suture and labral base fixation techniques aim to leave the free ed ...[more]