If your hip joint hurts, or if it catches or clicks when you move your leg, you may have a torn labrum.
What is it?
If your hip joint hurts, or if it catches or clicks when you move your leg, you may have a torn labrum. The labrum is a rim of tissue that surrounds the hip's socket. It helps to deepen the socket and cushion the joint. A torn labrum can keep the hip joint from working smoothly.
What causes it?
Hip labrum tears is a hip injury that can occur during athletic activity. Labrum tears can happen if you play football, soccer, golf or hockey. It can also be a problem for ballet dancers. In some people, labral tears are linked to problems with the shape of the hip joint. A labral tear can also develop if your hip joint has degenerated because of osteoarthritis.
signs and symptoms
A torn labrum can cause pain in your groin or in the front of your hip. Your hip may hurt when you are active. You may also notice a catching or a clicking sensation in the joint when you move it.
non-surgical treatment
Treatment options may include medications and physical therapy.
Surgical treatment
Our hip preservation specialists, Benton A. Emblom, MD and Michael K. Ryan, MD, are both fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons who commonly diagnose and treat labral tears of the hip. If non-surgical, conservative treatment is not effective, surgery is a reliable treatment option. For more information, contact Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center at (205) 939-3699 and ask to speak with Dr. Emblom's or Dr. Ryan's appointment scheduler.
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