I tore my labrum – do I need surgery?
Two posts ago, we discussed the bony anatomy of the hip joint. Briefly, it is a ball and socket joint between the deep socket on the pelvis, called the acetabulum, and the ball of the femur.
Two posts ago, we discussed the bony anatomy of the hip joint. Briefly, it is a ball and socket joint between the deep socket on the pelvis, called the acetabulum, and the ball of the femur.
he American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons defines a snapping hip as a “snapping sensation or popping sound in your hip when you walk, get up from a chair, or swing your leg around.”1