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BIORAPTOR for the hip

Endoscopy was the first to market with a device to repair one of the most common sources of hip pain – tears in the labrum.

The labrum is the fibrous ring of cartilage attached to the rim of the hip socket. This cartilage helps stabilize the hip joint. According to one recent study, labral tears are present in 90 percent of hip arthroscopy cases. They can result in hip pain, diminished athletic performance and limitations on the activities of daily living.

The BIORAPTOR^◊ Suture Anchor was originally introduced in Smith & Nephew Endoscopy's shoulder line. The tiny anchor, threaded with ULTRABRAID^◊ Suture, is implanted into the bone of the cup of the hip joint. This enables the surgeon to close the tear or tighten the labral tissue as required.

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