Labral tears in the shoulder (glenoid labrum) are more common the in the hip (acetabular labrum). There are two general types of hip labral tears: degenerative tears and traumatic injuries.

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 ...

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 ...

A condition called “FAI” femoral acetabular impingement is into a pincer type shape of the hip joint or a cam type shape of the hip joint which can pinch the labrum and repetitively ...

Finally, the acetabular labrum is thoroughly evaluated from both the anterior and lateral portals. The presence of a labral tear is documented. When the torn labrum can be seen to infold into the ...

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of acetabular labral tears in athletes 19 years of age or younger who compete in a club sport. Design Screening Program. Setting ...

A 2008 survey of hip injuries in the NFL introduced the “sports hip triad,” consisting of a hip labral tear, adductor injury and rectus abdominis injury.This concept highlights the frequent ...