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SUBMITTER: Salas AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6262244 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20181015 11
Hip arthroscopy has been increasing tremendously in the past decade and is a very common surgical procedure to repair femoroacetabular impingement. To access the hip joint, distraction is mandatory to treat intra-articular disorders such as labral tears, cartilage loose bodies, and ligamentum teres tears and to evaluate the condition of the femoral head and acetabular cartilage. To distract the hip, counterdistraction is needed, and this is achieved with placement of a bulky and cushioned perine ...[more]