Acetabular Labral Tears

摘要: Anterior hip or groin pain is a common complaint for which people are referred physical therapy, with the region being involved in approximately 5% to 9% of injuries high school athletes.1 Although anterior known result from number musculoskeletal and systemic pathologies, tear acetabular labrum recent addition list that particular interest therapists. This mechanically induced pathology thought excessive forces at joint2,3 has been proposed as part continuum joint disease may articular cartilage degeneration.2 articles orthopedic literature identifying labral tears source increasing, often evade detection, resulting long duration symptoms, greater than 2 years on average, before diagnosis.4–8 Studies have shown 22% athletes pain9 55% patients mechanical unknown etiology2 were found upon further evaluation. In order provide most appropriate intervention pain, therapists should be knowledgeable about all possible sources causes this including factors contributing these tears. Therefore, purpose article review anatomy function present current concepts etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment tears. The ring consisting both fibrocartilage dense connective tissue10 attached bony rim acetabulum (Fig. 1). normally triangular cross …