Hip labral tear

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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

The following factors may increase your risk of a hip labral tear:

  • Overuse. People who participate in sports or other activities that require repeated twisting or pivoting motions are more likely to experience a hip labral tear.
  • Pre-existing hip problems. Conditions or diseases that increase the amount of friction within the hip joint may increase the risk of a hip labral tear.
Complications Causes
References
  1. Nuccion SL, et al. Intra-articular derangements. In: DeLee JC, et al. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2003. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/116370898-3/791075188/1103/793.html#4-u1.0-B0-7216-8845-4..50027-2--cesec33_3306. Accessed Jan. 12, 2009.
  2. Shindle MK, et al. Arthroscopic management of labral tears in the hip. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2008;90(suppl):2.
  3. Bharam S. Labral tears, extra-articular injuries, and hip arthroscopy in the athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2006;25:279.
  4. Neurological tests and procedures. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/misc/diagnostic_tests.htm. Accessed Jan. 13, 2009.

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