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SUBMITTER: Kaya M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680921 | biostudies-other | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kaya Mitsunori M Hirose Toshiaki T Yamashita Toshihiko T
Arthroscopy techniques 20150803 4
Acetabular chondral carpet delamination is a frequent finding at hip arthroscopy. The cartilage is macroscopically normal but deboned from the subchondral bone, without a disruption at the chondrolabral junction. Arthroscopic anatomic repair of delaminated cartilage is challenging. We propose that a combination of microfracture and use of stitches to press the delaminated cartilage against the subchondral bone using a suture limb offers an effective method to provide an environment for cartilage ...[more]