Labral Tears

Question 1

What causes labral tears?

Answer 1

Majority not associated with an event/ cause

End range motion of hyper extension, hyper flexion, hyper abduction, and external rotation contribute

Question 2

Explain testing for labral tears?

Answer 2

MRI only 35% sensitivity for labral pathophysiology

Can be increased to 90% using contrast (injection of contrast dye)