Tears of the Ligamentum Teres: Prevalence in Hip Arthroscopy Using 2 Classification Systems

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1_suppl, 2011, Pages 117S-125S

  Botser, Itamar B ^a,b   Martin, Dorea E ^a   Stout, Chris E ^c   Domb, Benjamin G ^a,b  

^a Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates SC   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

hip arthroscopy; hip pain; ligamentum teres tears

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855736583     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511413865     Document Type: Article

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