The Labrum is a ring of cartilage that follows the outside rim of the socket of the hip joint. In addition to cushioning the hip joint, it acts like a rubber seal to hold the ball at the top of your thigh bone within your hip socket. When part of that cartilage is torn from the socket it is known as a Hip labral tear. Athletes participating in sports like soccer, rugby, golf and ballet are high risk candidates for these labral tears, because of the strain put on the Labrum by all the twisting over the hip. Structural abnormalities of the hip can however also play a role in increasing the likelihood. Please feel free to contact us should you have any further questions after reading the article.