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The '''acetabular labrum''' ('''glenoidal labrum of the hip joint''' or '''cotyloid ligament''' in older texts) is a ring of [[cartilage]] that surrounds the [[acetabulum]] (the socket of the hip joint). The anterior portion of the labrum is most vulnerable when labrum tears. |
The '''acetabular labrum''' ('''glenoidal labrum of the hip joint''' or '''cotyloid ligament''' in older texts) is a ring of [[cartilage]] that surrounds the [[acetabulum]] (the socket of the hip joint). The anterior portion of the labrum is most vulnerable when the labrum tears. |
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Its function is to deepen the [[acetabulum]], making it more difficult for the head of the [[femur]] to slip out of place (sublux). |
Its function is to deepen the [[acetabulum]], making it more difficult for the head of the [[femur]] to slip out of place (sublux). |
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Acetabular labrum | |
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Latin | labrum acetabuli |
TA98 | A03.6.07.008 |
TA2 | 1880 |
FMA | 43521 |
Anatomical terminology |
The acetabular labrum (glenoidal labrum of the hip joint or cotyloid ligament in older texts) is a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (the socket of the hip joint). The anterior portion of the labrum is most vulnerable when the labrum tears.
Its function is to deepen the acetabulum, making it more difficult for the head of the femur to slip out of place (sublux).
See also