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 ...

Commonly found among male athletes who participate in cutting and pivoting sports, such as soccer, football, basketball and hockey, groin injuries have been associated with a myriad of descriptions ...

During the interval from 1991 through 1996, 23 hips in 18 patients (12 male and 6 female) with the diagnosis of AVN had arthroscopy of the hip with prospective follow-up at our institution.

Research carried out by the New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that 25% of patients with hip impingements who underwent an arthroscopic procedure saw a slow-down in ...

Sport participation after hip arthroscopy tends to decrease for professional athletes at short-term and mid-term follow-ups. Diffuse hip osteoarthritis at the time of surgery may not allow athletes to ...