This week we are going to discuss a condition that is sometimes missed on a clinical exam but is very important to identify in order to prescribe proper treatment—the labral tear of the hip. Labral ...

The head of your femur, or thighbone, is shaped like a ball that fits into the socket of your pelvis. The labrum is a ring of cartilage along the edge of the socket that gives stability to the hip ...

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 ...

Hip labrum surgery is a medical procedure that repairs or replaces a torn labrum in the hip joint. The success rate for this surgery is high in most people. The hip labrum is a crescent-shaped piece ...

Hip stability is critical for runners. It helps enforce proper biomechanics as you repeatedly land on a single leg, reducing risk of injury throughout your lower body. And the labrum, a ring of strong ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Arlington test had a higher sensitivity compared with the twist test and the flexion-adduction-internal ...

THE SPECIALIST: DR. ALEXIS CHIANG COLVIN ON HIP SURGERY: An assistant professor at Mount Sinai and an orthopedic surgeon, Colvin specializes in sports medicine. She performs several hundred surgeries ...

Iatrogenic labral punctures had no effect on the 1- and 2-year clinical results of hip arthroscopy, according to case-control study results. John S. Badylak, MD, and James S. Keene, MD, identified 50 ...

It’s common for runners to experience aches and pains and keep on clocking miles straight through it. But a tear, a rip at the hip? That’s something that would stop you in your tracks, offering a ...

Most people have heard of a torn cartilage, a common knee injury. A similar problem in the hip, called a labral tear, can cause pain and limit the activities of many people. Because it is not as ...

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.