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.

A hip labral tear can be difficult to diagnose. Many of its symptoms are similar to a groin strain, snapping hip syndrome , sports hernia , and other athletic injuries of the hip joint.

Hip Labral Tear Surgery Scar. Minimally invasive procedures like arthroscopy use small “keyhole” cuts. You may have three or four tiny cuts that fade quickly. If you need open surgery, you may have a ...

A hip labral tear occurs when a piece of cartilage that surrounds the hip joint tears. This causes pain and instability in the hip joint. Certain people may be more likely to develop a hip labral ...

Here, hip labral tear exercises that can help you rehab—and ideally, avoid a hip problem in the first place. Symptoms of an Inflamed Hip Labrum or Hip Labral Tear. First off, ...

Marlins right-hander Max Meyer underwent successful season-ending left hip labral repair surgery on Friday, the club ...

The hip labral tear injury has precedent in the NBA, and has been career-altering depending on its severity. In 2017, Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas suffered a hip injury during a game on ...

While hip labral tears don't usually cause abrupt, excruciating pain, like an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or shoulder labral tear would, studies show they're more common than you'd think: Up ...

When diagnosing a labral tear arthroscopically before performing any repair, the joint can be taken off traction, the hip is relaxed by flexing the knee slightly and then traction is pulled again ...

One reason for this pain may be a hip labral tear. These can happen to anyone, but they are most common in athletes who participate in high-impact sports.

A labral tear may also cause stiffness, a locking or catching sensation in the hip and a feeling of instability. Hip joint pain causes: When to see a doctor MoMo Productions/Getty ...