OrthoGeorgia Total Joint Specialist Dr. Zaneb Yaseen, MD Discusses Hip Labral Tears

At OrthoGeorgia, our dedicated total joint specialists diagnose and treat a wide variety of conditions and injuries, including hip labral tears. Learn more about this common injury from Dr. Yaseen by watching the video above or reading the transcription below.

What is a Hip Labral Tear?

I’m Dr. Zaneb Yaseen. I work with OrthoGeorgia. I’m a sports medicine physician and I want to talk about hip labral tears. Hip labral tears are very common injuries. They’re often misdiagnosed and missed because most people aren’t comfortable with hips. What happens is sometimes it’s an athlete, like a teenager or even your 20s, 30s, or 40s, and you can be running a lot or you could be squatting a lot, and you’re twisting or pivoting and you can get a pain in the hip, sort of in the groin. It feels sharp and sometimes pinching. It hurts if you’re flexed a lot when your knee comes up. It hurts when you’re squatting. It hurts sometimes when you’re moving to the side. 

How Are Hip Labral Tears Diagnosed and Treated? 

What happens is, we see patients that come in complaining of pain. We often check X-rays because it’s a bony problem causing a soft tissue injury. What happens is the hip is supposed to be a complete sphere with a hemispherical cup, but if there’s an abnormality to the hemisphere or the sphere, it can cause pinching when your hip is flexed and internally rotated. Often we start with physical therapy. We start with anti-inflammatories. We try everything to get you better without needing surgery, but if you’re not getting better we start to consider advanced imaging such as an MRI. When all else fails, including an injection, we try surgical treatment. Surgery for a hip labral tear is a pretty big surgery, but people can often get back to their normal activities and that deep pain that you feel is often gone relatively quickly. So if you have any questions or issues with your hip, please call us at OrthoGeorgia and I’m happy to see you.

Hip Care at OrthoGeorgia in Central GA

At OrthoGeorgia, we are proud to provide comprehensive care to patients experiencing hip pain, including the diagnosis and treatment of hip labral tears in Central GA. Whether your symptoms began gradually or you are experiencing pain after an injury, our team is here to help you find lasting relief and get back to doing what you love. With clinic locations in Macon (Building A and our Macon Spine Center), Warner Robins, Kathleen, Milledgeville, Dublin, and Hawkinsville, our orthopedic specialists are ready to see you. Contact your nearest OrthoGeorgia location today to schedule an appointment!