Acetabular labral tears rarely occur in the absence of a structural osseous abnormality. Labral tears are frequently associated with lesions of acetabular cartilage such as delamination. Hip arthroscopy is the preferred operative approach in the treatment of labral injuries in the absence of substantial structural osseous abnormalities.

Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

We found that morbidity was minor in light of major survival benefits consistent with prior reports.