Joints & ligaments
Acetabular labrum
Labrum acetabuli
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Hip joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
The acetabular labrum (glenoidal labrum of the hip joint or cotyloid ligament in older texts) is a ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum of the hip.
The anterior portion is most vulnerable when the labrum tears. It provides an articulating surface for the acetabulum, allowing the head of the femur to articulate with the pelvis.
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Names
- Latin
- Labrum acetabuli
- English
- Acetabular labrum
- French
- Bourrelet acétabulaire
- Spanish
- Labro acetabular
- Portuguese
- Labrum acetabular