Microinstability of the hip joint after resection of the ligamentum teres Arthroscopically assisted reconstruction

The ligamenumt teres (LT) is increasingly understood and accepted as an important secondary stabilizer of the hips. In this context a lesion of the LT can lead to microinstability of the hip joint. In the majority of cases conservative treatment with strengthening of the dynamic hip stabilizers leads to an improvement in the instability symptoms. In the case of unsuccessful conservative treatment reconstruction of the LT with tendon transplantation can be performed using a minimally invasive technique. This article reports the case of a 26-year-old female patient who developed microinstability of the right hip joint after arthroscopic resection of the LT in an external hospital. After unsuccessful conservative treatment an arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the LT was carried out using a gracilis tendon graft.