What Is the Influence of Femoral Version on Size, Tear Location, and Tear Pattern of the Acetabular Labrum in Patients With FAI?

CONCLUSION: In the evaluation of patients with FAI, the term "labral tear" is not accurate enough to describe labral pathology. Based on high-quality radial MR images, surgeons should always evaluate the combination of labral tear location and labral tear pattern, because these may provide insight into associated femoral version abnormalities, which can inform appropriate surgical treatment. Future studies should examine symptomatic patients with normal femoral version, as well as an asymptomatic control group, to describe the effect of femoral version on labral morphology across the entire spectrum of pathomorphologies.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, prognostic study.PMID:38231022 | DOI:10.1097/CORR.0000000000002961
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research