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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_12 | Pages 53 - 53
1 Oct 2019
Larson CM Giveans MR McGaver RS
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Background

The acetabular labrum provides sealing function and a degree of hip joint stability. Previous early(16 month) and mid-term(mean 3.5 years) follow-up of this cohort reported better patient related outcome measures in the refixation group.

Methods

We reported patients who underwent labral debridement/focal labral excision during a period before the development of labral repair techniques. Patients with labral tears thought to be repairable with our current arthroscopic technique were compared with patients who underwent labral refixation. In 46 hips, the labrum was focally excised/debrided (group 1); in 54 hips, the labrum was refixed (group 2). Outcomes were measured with modified-Harris-Hip-Score (mHHS), Short Form-12 (SF-12), and a visual-analog-scale(VAS) for pain preoperatively and postoperatively.