Effect of acetabular labral tears, repair and resection on hip cartilage strains : a 7T MR study

Acetabular labral tears are associated with hip osteoarthritis. A current surgical treatment strategy for a torn labrum, labral resection, has recently shown poor patient outcomes with radiographic signs of osteoarthritis two-years post-operation. Since mechanical factors play a role in the etiology...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greaves, Laura Lindsey
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4078