Hip labral tear

When an individual is diagnosed with a hip labral tear, he or she has sustained damage to the fibrous cartilage lining the inner rim of the hip’s socket also known as the acetabular labrum.

Labram tears of the hip can sometimes be a normal finding in our active individuals but when the tear becomes symptomatic, treatment is needed.

While labral tears can happen to anyone, athletes participating in soccer, golf, ice hockey, ballet, and football are at an increased risk of sustaining a hip labral tear.

If the acetabular labrum becomes injured, the individual may experience significant limitations and stiffness, limited range of motion, pain in the groin or the hip as well as mechanical issues.

These mechanical issues may include a clicking, locking or catching sensation in the joint when the joint moves within its normal range of motion.

A labral tear can sometimes heal with rest and physical therapy.

For those who fail conservative treatment, surgical interventions have been the standard of care for many years.

A hip labral tear may increase the likelihood of the individual developing secondary osteoarthritis in that joint at some point in the future.

Adding Orthobiologics to the treatment plan can be another option for the patients.