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Abstract and table 4 (overview of LCF tear classification) of the article Migliorini F et al. The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review.  (2024). Translation into Russian is available at the link: 2024MiglioriniF_MaffulliN.


Systematic Review / Open access / Published: 20 December 2024

The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review

Filippo Migliorini, Federico Cocconi, Tommaso Bardazzi, Virginia Masoni, Virginia Gardino, Gennaro Pipino, Nicola Maffulli 

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology volume 25, Article number: 68 (2024)  

Abstract

Background

The ligamentum teres (LT) has received attention in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy (HA) for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Indeed, a better understanding of the function of the LT and its implications for clinical outcomes in the presence of a torn LT is required. This systematic review analyses the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and the complication rate when an intact or torn LT is encountered during HA for FAI.

Methods

Studies that compared patients with an intact to those with a torn LT managed with debridement during hip arthroscopy for FAI were identified from the Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase. The minimum follow-up for inclusion was 24 months. The Risk of Bias in Non-randomised Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool was used to assess the risk of bias. Patient characteristics and PROMs were assessed at the baseline and last follow-up.

Results

The systematic review identified two studies comprising 611 patients. No statistically significant difference was found in pain, Harris Hip Score, and the activities of daily living and sports subscales of the Hip Outcome Score between patients with an intact LT and those with a torn LT treated with debridement, both of whom underwent HA for FAI.

Conclusions

In patients undergoing arthroscopic management for FAI, an intact or torn ligamentum teres managed with debridement does not influence postoperative PROMs. Given the importance of the LT as a structure of the hip joint and the increasing interest in HA for FAI, further standardised studies will be a valuable source for surgeons encountering this pathology.

Table 4 Overview of LT tear classification 

Author classification group

LT pathological alteration and grade

Domb classification [68]

I: normal

II: partial tears (< 50%)

III: partial tears (> 50%)

IV: complete tears

Gray and Villar [13]

I: complete rupture (major trauma)

II: partial rupture (minor trauma)

III: degenerative—partial or complete (attritional)

Salas and O’Donnell [89]

I: LT synovitis

II: LT synovitis with impingement

III: partial LT tear—low grade

IV: partial LT tear—high grade (50%)

V: partial LT tears with hip osteoarthritis

VIa: complete LT tear—acquired

VIb: complete LT tear—avulsion fracture

VIc: complete LT tear—congenital absence

O’Donnell and Arora [30]

0: normal

I: synovitis

II: partial tear

III: complete tear

References

13. Gray AJ, Villar RN (1997) The ligamentum teres of the hip: an arthroscopic classification of its pathology. Arthroscopy 13(5):575–578. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-8063(97)90182-1 Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar 

30. O’Donnell JM, Arora M (2018) A novel and simple classification for ligamentum teres pathology based on joint hypermobility. J Hip Preserv Surg 5(2):113–118. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnx039 Article PubMed Google Scholar 

68. Botser IB, Martin DE, Stout CE, Domb BG (2011) Tears of the ligamentum teres: prevalence in hip arthroscopy using 2 classification systems. Am J Sports Med 39(Suppl):117s–125s. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546511413865 Article PubMed Google Scholar  

89. Porthos Salas A, O’Donnell JM (2015) Ligamentum teres injuries—an observational study of a proposed new arthroscopic classification. J Hip Preserv Surg 2(3):258–264. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhps/hnv045 Article Pub

 

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

 

External links

MiglioriniF., CocconiF., BardazziT., MasoniV., GardinoV., PipinoG., & MaffulliN. (2024). The ligamentum teres and its role in hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology25, 68. jorthoptraumatol.springeropen.com.

Authors & Affiliations

Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Academic Hospital of Bolzano (SABES-ASDAA), 39100, Bolzano, Italy

Filippo Migliorini, Federico Cocconi & Tommaso Bardazzi

Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165, Rome, Italy

Filippo Migliorini

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Turin, Via Zuretti, 29, 10126, Turin, Italy

Virginia Masoni

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Bologna, Via G. Cesare Pupilli, 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy

Virginia Gardino

Department of Orthopaedics, Villa Erbosa Hospital, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

Gennaro Pipino

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University La Sapienza, 00185, Rome, Italy

Nicola Maffulli

Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7QB, UK

Nicola Maffulli

Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4DG, UK

Nicola Maffulli

Keywords

ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament of head of femur, role, classification, pathology, review

                                                                    

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