title: Use of the quadriceps tendon in arthroscopic acetabular labral reconstruction: potential and benefits as an autograft option.
abstract: The acetabular labrum serves many integral functions within the hip joint. As a result, novel surgical techniques that aim to preserve or reconstruct the labrum have entered the spotlight. We have performed labral reconstruction using the quadriceps tendon as an autograft for a patient with a moderate labral defect. The purpose of this report is to propose this novel donor site as a viable alternative for labral reconstruction using an autograft; the potential benefits over currently popular methods are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dongguk University International Hospital, Ilsan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yujin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ko