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.

Detachment is when the labrum separates from the rim of your hip socket and cartilage. Traumatic injuries or conditions like femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) cause labral detachment. A torn labrum ...

Finally, the relationships between chondropathy and coexisting femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral pathology at the time of surgery were evaluated. Methods 100 consecutive patients (36±12 ...

To understand what Reed may or may not face in the weeks and months ahead, it helps to review some basic hip anatomy ... Traumatic Acetabular Labral Tear Very generally speaking, acetabular ...

Killian Hayes' rookie season came to a sudden halt Monday night, after the Detroit Pistons' point guard suffered a labral tear in his right hip against the Milwaukee Bucks. He took one long ...

First, a quick refresher on hip anatomy: The hip is a basic ball-and ... and osteoarthritis. Less commonly, labral (cartilage) tears, bursitis, and hip impingement may cause hip pain.

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 ...

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 ...