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ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2016

Prevalence of acetabular labral tears in asymptomatic children.

Andrew G Georgiadis, Mark A Seeley, Nancy A Chauvin, Wudbhav N Sankar

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Article in Journal of children's orthopaedics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Andrew G GeorgiadisDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Mark A SeeleyDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Nancy A ChauvinDivision of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Wudbhav N SankarDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. sankarw@email.chop.edu.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

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Abstract

purposeMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive, non-invasive modality to diagnose acetabular labral pathology, and the normal variants of the acetabular labrum have been characterized in adults. However, the prevalence of labral pathology in the asymptomatic pediatric population is unknown.

methodsAll pelvic MRIs performed at a large tertiary-care children's hospital were reviewed during one calendar year (2014). Only patients aged between 2 and 18 years were included, and scans were excluded for hip pain/pathology or technical inadequacy. A blinded pediatric musculoskeletal radiologist read all eligible scans for the presence or absence of a labral tear.

resultsThree hundred and ninety-four pelvic MRIs were screened, and patients were excluded for hip pain/pathology (85 subjects), or technical inadequacy (190 subjects). One hundred and eight subjects (216 hips) met the inclusion criteria and were technically adequate for analysis. Labral tears were visualized in three of 216 (1.4 %) hips (two of the 110 subjects; 1.9 %).

conclusionsThere is a low rate of asymptomatic labral pathology by MRI in pediatric patients. The clinical history remains the means of differentiating real labral pathology from spurious imaging findings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: Case series (prevalence).

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Acetabular labral tearsMRI labrumPediatric acetabular labrum

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PMID26907862
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