Labral repair of the hip is a surgical procedure that repairs a torn labrum in the hip joint. The labrum is a ring of soft elastic tissue that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint.

The acetabular labrum is a ring of protective cartilage. It lines the rim of your hip socket (acetabulum). Your acetabular labrum holds your thigh bone securely in the joint, which allows flexibility ...

To better understand the following discussion of these treatments, it is useful to first get an overview of the anatomy of the hip. The socket has a rim of rubbery fibrocartilage called the labrum.

The study, “Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Irreparable Acetabular Labrum: A Match-controlled Study,” appears in the January 4, 2019 edition of Arthroscopy. Co-author Benjamin Domb, M.D., founder ...

When a mechanical conflict occurs between the bone of the ball on the femur and acetabulum, it can cause damage to the hip labrum, which typically forms a suction seal around the hip joint, as well as ...

All participants had 3T MRI of dominant hip. Main Outcome Measurements Positive exam findings and labral tear on MRI. Results Labral tears were identified in 70 hips. Average alpha angle was 59 ...

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 ...