Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD 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 ...

As acetabular labrum tears have become recognised as a cause of hip and groin pain, there has been a growing interest in the search for a suitable diagnostic tool. The investigations that have been ...

The labrum act as a rubber seal or gasket ... magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and also x-ray imaging of the hip to identify anatomical variations which could predispose the patient to a tear.

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 ... Design: 32 compressive and 32 tensile ...

Finally, the acetabular labrum is thoroughly evaluated from both ... By showing poor correlation between plain radiography, MRI, and hip arthroscopy, the authors make a convincing argument for ...