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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. DeLee JC, et al. Delee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. 3rd. ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/books/page.do?sid=1114018653&eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..00021-X--s0040&isbn=978-1-4160-3143-7&type=bookPage&sectionEid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..00021-X--s0540&uniqId=234934476-3#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..00021-X--s0540. Accessed Feb. 5, 2011.
  2. Groh MM. A comprehensive review of hip labral tears. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2009;2:105.
  3. Bharam S. Labral tears, extra-articular injuries, and hip arthroscopy in the athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2006;25:279.
  4. Kovacevic D, et al. Injuries about the hip in the adolescent athlete. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review 2011;19:64.
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