Open AccessPrevalence of acetabular labral tears in asymptomatic children
Author(s) -
Andrew Georgiadis,
Mark Seeley,
Nancy A. Chauvin,
Wudbhav N. Sankar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0717-9
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , acetabular labrum , magnetic resonance imaging , labrum , hip pain , radiology , population , tears , femoroacetabular impingement , surgery , arthroscopy , environmental health
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive, non-invasive modality to diagnose acetabular labral pathology, and the normal variants of the acetabular labrum have been characterized in adults. However, the prevalence of labral pathology in the asymptomatic pediatric population is unknown.