Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD A hip labral tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage (the labrum) around the hip socket. The labrum is essential for hip joint stability. The cartilage rim ...

Commonly found among male athletes who participate in cutting and pivoting sports, such as soccer, football, basketball and hockey, groin injuries have been associated with a myriad of descriptions ...

The most serious hip flexor injuries are third-degree strains where the tendon tears from the bone, in addition to a possible fracture of the bone. Hip exercises can help strengthen the hip flexor ...

A 2008 survey of hip injuries in the NFL introduced the “sports hip triad,” consisting of a hip labral tear, adductor injury and rectus abdominis injury.This concept highlights the frequent ...

Lower leg immobilization also causes increased muscle fat infiltration (MFI) within six weeks of injury, which is a strongly negative factor for muscle strength one year after ATR. It is known ...

Acute muscle strain occurs as a result ... To date, only the (hip) adductor longus was shown to sustain this type of injury. In this case report, I describe the first published example of an ...

The pro-golfer underwent surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, leaving his participation in any other major championship ...