A torn labrum can be the result of FAI (femoroacetabular impingement), a condition in which the hip joint is either hand shaped or is pincer affected. When the labrum is stressed in this fashion ...

A hip labral tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage (the labrum) around the hip socket. The labrum is essential for hip joint stability. The cartilage rim deepens the socket and holds the leg ...

The acetabular labrum deepens the hip socket in a fashion that is similar to the way the glenoid labrum deepens the socket. However, in contrast with the glenoid in the glenohumeral joint, the osseous ...

Though frustrating and difficult, hip pain is often preventable—and even when it isn't, it's nearly always treatable.

Background Surgery for hip femoroacetabular impingement/acetabular labral tear (FAI/ALT) is exponentially increasing despite lacking investigation of the accuracy of ...