Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S81-S89 , September 2010

Labral Base Refixation in the Hip: Rationale and Technique for an Anatomic Approach to Labral Repair

  • Robert Fry, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Robert Fry, M.D., Department of Orthopedics, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S First Ave, Maguire Center, Ste 1700, Maywood, IL 60153, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Benjamin Domb, M.D.

Received 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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 B.D. received support from Arthrex, Naples, FL, exceeding the equivalent of US $500 related to this research.

 

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PII: S0749-8063(10)00092-7

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.021

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S81-S89 , September 2010

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