DYSPLASTIC LABRUM MRI: What to look for: A dysplastic acetabular labrum is most commonly seen when there is an underlying dysplasia of the hip with under-coverage of the femoral head by the acetabulum. The labrum elongates and enlarges. A simplified way to think about it would be that the labrum elongates and hypertrophies to …
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The problem: Many normal labral variants get called tears. How do we differentiate a normal labral variant from a tear? The solution: Normal labral variants occur in specific areas of the glenoid labrum. Understand their typical location and you will not confuse them with tears. If you havent read the first post on the classification …
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The problem: A lot of the difficulty people have in reporting shoulder MRI and particularly the glenoid labrum is in having a clear understanding of the MRI anatomy. This leads to confusion in differentiating normal glenoid labrum variants from labral tears and SLAP tears. The solution: The humble pear. Only a few dollars a kilo …
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