Labrum is soft cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket joints of the shoulders. This cartilage encircles the glenoid, a cavity in the shoulder blade, providing protection and stability to the ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...

The head of your femur, or thighbone, is shaped like a ball that fits into the socket of your pelvis. The labrum is a ring of cartilage along the edge of the socket that gives stability to the hip ...

All it took was one unlucky hit. Bennedict Mathurin was simply chasing down a loose ball when his second season with the Indiana Pacers was effectively ended. As he reached for the ball in a March 5 ...

The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body, which also makes it vulnerable to injury. One of the key structures that helps keep it stable is the labrum, a ring of cartilage that ...