It has three surfaces: an internal articular surface, an external surface contacting the joint capsule, and a basal surface attached to the acetabular bone and transverse ligaments ... The acetabular ...

It is where the thigh bone meets the pelvis to form a ball-and-joint socket. The hip joint consists of two main parts — the femoral head and the acetabulum. The femoral head is a ball-shaped ...

The cartilage rim deepens the socket and holds the leg bone in place ... are more common the in the hip (acetabular labrum). There are two general types of hip labral tears: degenerative tears ...

During the interval from 1991 through 1996, 23 hips in 18 patients (12 male and 6 female) with the diagnosis of AVN had arthroscopy of the hip with prospective follow-up at our institution.

Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing conserves bone by removing less of the femoral ... a titanium coating is implanted into the patient’s acetabulum. A comprehensive range of sizes is offered to ...

Development of the osseous and cartilaginous acetabular index in normal children and those with developmental dysplasia of the hip: a cross-sectional study using MRI. The design of the acetabular ...

JointMedica, a global leader in orthopedic innovation, announces the commencement of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study for its Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing (PHR®) device. The IDE study ai ...