the labrum is a ring around the hip socket that help hold the femur in place. the labrum may tear for varying reasons. a tear may be due to femoroacetabuar impingement, excessive trauma to the socket, etc. when a tear occurs it inflames the area, causes immense pain and much irritation to the iliac and anterior femoral region.
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here are a few resources to understand a torn labrum:
hip info
torn labrum-mayo clinic
acetabular labrum tears-sports injury bulletin
hip labral tear-hiplabraltear.com
tear-understandingfai.com
