A hip (acetabular) labral tear is damage to cartilage and tissue in the hip socket. The labrum is a band of tough cartilage and connective tissue that lines the rim of the hip socket, or acetabulum.

The acetabular labrum is a ring of protective cartilage. It lines the rim of your hip socket (acetabulum). Your acetabular labrum holds your thigh bone securely in the joint, which allows flexibility ...

Objective: Acetabular labral tears predominantly affect young patients and are a source of hip pain in the athlete. Four causes of the initiation of labral tears have been proposed; trauma, hypolaxity ...

This week we are going to discuss injuries to the glenoid (shoulder) labrum and to the acetabular (hip) labrum. The labrum is a fibrocartilaginous O ring which supports and stabilizes the shoulder and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The hip labrum is important for joint stability and kinematics and has nerve endings facilitating proprioception ...

Background Youth sport injuries are on the rise. These injuries at an early age may prevent young people from continuing with sports or eventually limit their ability to participate in physical ...

Last week, John McClain of the Houston Chroniclereported that Houston Texans safety Ed Reed underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip. Depending on the exact nature of Reed's ...

Treating a hip labral tear stops further damage and helps restore movement. Hip pain and limited movement are common symptoms of a hip labral tear. If conservative treatments don't work, surgery might ...

A hip labral tear occurs when a piece of cartilage that surrounds the hip joint tears. This causes pain and instability in the hip joint. Certain people may be more likely to develop a hip labral tear ...

A "slight tear" in Percy Harvin's acetabular labrum cost the Seahawks wideout almost all of the 2013 season, and until recently, it threatened his postseason as well. What a difference a couple of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with greater than 50% labral degeneration prior to hip arthroscopy had worse hip specific functional ...