The head of your femur, or thighbone, is shaped like a ball that fits into the socket of your pelvis. The labrum is a ring of cartilage along the edge of the socket that gives stability to the hip ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...

This week we are going to discuss a condition that is sometimes missed on a clinical exam but is very important to identify in order to prescribe proper treatment—the labral tear of the hip. Labral ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Speaking up when something feels off can ...

Dec. 5, 2003 (Chicago) -- When a patient who plays golf frequently complains of hip pain, it may due to tears in the labral cartilage rather than to arthritis, as it is commonly diagnosed, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with labral tears, hip arthroscopy with primary labral repair is the gold standard treatment, ...

The news on the injury that Pistons guard Killian Hayes is facing doesn’t appear to be good. Hayes sustained an injury to his right hip area during Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, but the ...