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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep 28;4(4):337-340.
doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnx040. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Ligamentum teres reattachment post-surgical dislocation of the hip: a case report. Regenerative capacity reaffirming its greater role in hip stability and function?

Nikolaos Davarinos  1 , Alexis Bonvin  1 , Panayiotis Christofilopoulos  1
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Ligamentum teres reattachment post-surgical dislocation of the hip: a case report. Regenerative capacity reaffirming its greater role in hip stability and function?

Nikolaos Davarinos et al. J Hip Preserv Surg. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Anteroposterior radiograph of the pelvis.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Intraoperative photographs demonstrating the right hip surgical dislocation necessitating complete iatrogenic LT rupture and the femoral head treatment.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Plain film depicting both hips. Note the standard two screws in the greater trochanter of right femur after the surgical dislocation.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.
Anteroposterior radiograph depicting both hips. Note the absence of the trochanteric screws from the right femur.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 5.
MRI of right hip (sagittal plane) demonstrating adhesions.
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Fig. 6.
MRI of right hip (coronal plane) demonstrating LT in continuity.
Fig. 7.
Fig. 7.
Intra-operative right hip arthroscopy demonstrating LT in continuity.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 8.
Intra-operative right hip arthroscopy demonstrating satisfactory LT reattachment at the acetabular fossa.
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