A hip labral tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage (the labrum) around the hip socket. The labrum is essential for hip joint stability. The cartilage rim deepens the socket and holds the leg ...

Miguel A. Schmitz, MD, Lakewood Orthopaedic Clinic, Lakewood, Colo, Jerome Ciullo, MD, Sports Medicine Center, Troy, Mich. Many investigators have found that the accuracy of CTA and MRI is highly ...

Demonstrated in this video is the identification of a clinically significant labral injury lesion in a disabled throwing shoulder undergoing surgical treatment.According to John D. Kelly IV, MD, once ...

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 ...

Background Youth sport injuries are on the rise. These injuries at an early age may prevent young people from continuing with sports or eventually limit their ability to participate in physical ...