Snapping Hip Syndrome

What is ‘Snapping or Clicking Hip Syndrome’? This is a general term that refers to a hip that clicks or “snaps”.  The cause for the clicking can arise from inside the joint, such as a cartilage tear or loose piece of cartilage, or can arise from outside the joint due to tendons flicking over the hip joint and […]

Cartilage Tears in the hip

What are hip cartilage tears? The hip joint contains articular cartilage (which covers the ends of the ball and socket portions that make up the joint) as well as a more flexible cartilage, which surrounds the socket portion, called the labrum.  Both types of cartilage can develop tears.  Articular cartilage tears usually happen with wear […]