There are two general types of hip labral tears: degenerative tears and traumatic injuries. Each one has several causes: A degenerative tear is a chronic injury that occurs as a result of ...

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.

Most people find it uncomfortable or painful. You’ll often feel pain from a labral tear at the front of your hip, near your groin. The pain may also extend into your thigh or buttocks. Many patients ...

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 ...

Viewing the left hip from the anterolateral portal, a degenerative labral tear deemed irreparable is shown. Note the pristine acetabular and femoral head cartilage. Source: Derek H. Ochiai ...

If you're an athlete and you've started to notice activity-related groin pain – particularly in the crease where the hip meets the leg – you may have a hip labral tear. Now you're probably ...

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 ...