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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...