Case report and presentation of a new classification system for hip acetabular and periacetabular ossifications and calcifications

Abstract

This report describes a rare case in which double calcifications of the acetabular labrum and rectus femoris occurred concomitantly in a middle-aged female patient who was treated successfully with surgical intervention via hip arthroscopy. Contribution: This case highlights the existence of various types of calcifications around the acetabulum, with a proposed new classification system for acetabular and periacetabular rim ossifications.

Keywords

• hip
• arthroscopy
• labrum
• rectus femoris
• ossification