Hip Labral Tear The hip is a ball and socket joint configuration. The labrum is a ring of fibrocartilage that stabilizes the ball as it moves within the socket. Tears of the labrum are common and symptoms can vary from none to debilitating! If the tear is not significantly unstable, non-surgical treatment options with biologic and cell therapies are often a good approach (especially if we can catch the problems early). It’s important to try to define the origin of the tear in the first place - t