Background Treatment options for a symptomatic, torn, irreparable, or completely ossified acetabular labrum are limited to either excision and/or reconstruction with grafts. In a previous animal model, regeneration of the acetabular labrum after excision to the bony rim has been shown. In humans, less is known about the potential of regeneration of the labrum. Recent studies seem to confirm labral regrowth, but it is still unclear if wide excision might be a surgical option in cases where repair is not possible.Questions/purposes The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the extent of acetabular labrum regeneration after excision to the bony rim; and (2) to determine whether this procedure results in higher hip scores. Methods We reviewed all patients treated with surgical dislocation for symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement by a single surgeon at one institution between 2003 and 2008, of whom 14 underwent wide labral excision (of at least 60°) down to bone; we used this approach when there was an absence of reparable tissue. Of these 14, nine were available for voluntary reexamination. The mean age at surgery was 38 ± 9 SD years and the mean followup was 4 ± 1 SD years. All patients consented to a physical examination and an MRI arthrogram, which was evaluated for evidence of new tissue formation by four observers. A modified Harris hip score and the UCLA were recorded.

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Der erworbene Pes Planovalgus betrifft in der RegelFrauen ab dem 40. Lebensjahr. Es kommt zu einem insuffizienten medialen Längsgewölbe, das meist durch eine Insuffizienz der Tibialis-posterior-Sehne hervorgerufen wird. Weitere Ursachen können neurologischer, rheumatologischer oder posttraumatischer Genese sein [1, 3, 7].