Everyone!
Well, everyone will, now that an elite sports star has made the diagnosis part of common sports injury language. Labral tears can be a big problem and have probably contribute to many degenerative hips, but have only recently gotten much attention. They are relatively common in sports, acounting for a significant portion of NFL hip injuries, especially those with persistent adductor strains.
Stephania Bell, Physical Therapist, wrote a nice article about Alex Rodriguez's hip problem, which includes a labral tear, a paralabral cyst, and bony degenerative changes. Bell, questions the optimistic timeline proposed by the Yankees.
"If his hip muscles have been weakened because of the presence of the paralabral cyst (which has since been aspirated), it may take extra time to get that strength back."
Interested in more about hip labral tears? Check out this summary article in PT Journal.
ERIC