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Lead
Total Joint Specialists
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age ≥ 18 years.
Indication for primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis (Tonnis grade ≥2 or surgeon's standard indication).
Able to provide informed consent and complete PROMs in English (or validated local language instruments).
You may not be if
Prior ipsilateral hip replacement or resurfacing.
Active infection or inflammatory arthritis where labral management is judged by the surgeon to be non-standard.
Severe acetabular bone loss or deformity requiring custom implants or complex reconstruction (Crowe III/IV dysplasia).
Planned simultaneous bilateral hip arthroplasty.
Preoperative heterotopic ossification.
Cognitive impairment preventing consent or completion of PROMs.
Patients for whom the surgeon believes leaving the labrum would be unsafe (e.g., gross interposed soft tissue preventing any reasonable cup placement without removal)
Clareo Health | Comparing Outcomes of Labrum Preservation vs Excision in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
