acetabular labrum

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Introduction

A fibrocartilagenous rim attached to the margin of the acetabulum of the hip bone.

Function

Deepens joint cavity

Pathology

More general terms

Additional terms

Component of

References

  1. .Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999 2).Human Anatomy and Physiology, Alexander P Spence & Elliot B. Mason, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc, 1979