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 ...

The case is reported of a professional footballer with a tear of the acetabular labrum. The clinical findings, treatment, and rehabilitation are described as well as a discussion of the difficulties ...

A comparision of arthroscopic debridement and refixation of the acetabular labrum for femoroacetabular impingement showed that the refixation technique consistently produces good to excellent results ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patient-reported outcomes were not different for patients who underwent acetabular labral base repair and patients who underwent circumferential suture repair, in results of this study of a ...

Nashville, Tenn. (July 10 2021--2:25 EDT)--Patients undergoing hip arthroscopy with high-grade cartilage damage do not see as positive results compared with patients with lower grade cartilage damage, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...