Labral tears of the hip  What is a labral tear?  by Phong Tran
labral tear - hip arthroscopy  Your hip joint is a ball and
socket joint made of 2 bones - the femur and the pelvis.  The
ball is made of the top of the femur (thigh bone) called the
femoral head and the socket is made of part of the pelvis called
the acetabulum.  The labrum is a special type of cartilage that
helps keep the joint stable and allows the hip joint to function
properly.  When the labrum tears, it causes the hip / groin pain
and unfortunately does not heal naturally by itself. It causes
deep groin pain and sometimes catching.  15 June, 2013