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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed MRI may be an accurate tool in measuring hip labral width in patients with ...

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 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 ...

For those with severe hip pain, doctors warn about the possibility of a hip labral tear.The condition can make it impossible to walk, much less run, and it often occurs in athletes, but it can happen ...

Background Hip disorders are common in field based athletes. To date there have been no studies profiling hips in elite level rugby. Objective Identify the prevalence of hip disorders (clinical and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background Ballet loads the hip joint in extreme ranges of movement (ROM). Abnormal bony morphology and joint laxity may enable this movement, but predispose dancers to hip injury. Objective To ...

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 ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...