How to Use labrum in a Sentence

labrum

noun
  • This deformity can lead to a tearing of a cartilage in the hip joint called the labrum.
    Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
  • The labrum is a cartilage ring that follows and cushions the outside rim of the socket of a hip joint.
    Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • He's played 13 games since returning from his major hip injury (torn labrum).
    Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Thomas originally tore the labrum in his right hip in March 2017.
    Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Isaiah Thomas doesn't regret playing through his torn labrum for a very personal reason.
    Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Souza needed surgery in September 2016 to clean up labrum damage to his left hip.
    Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The left elbow — and forearm, labrum, rotator cuff and all other body parts needed to throw a baseball — felt fine for every pitch during spring training.
    Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Nagy, who went to the hospital and spoke with police officers later that night, suffered two labrum tears that required surgery, authorities said.
    Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Peppers also forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles, despite playing with a labrum injury that required surgery after the season.
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Paul was acquired by the Canton Charge in February 2014, but tore the labrum in his left shoulder.
    Jabari Young, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Dec. 2017
  • According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the labrum is a fibrocartilage attached to the rim of the shoulder socket that helps keep the ball of the joint in place.
    Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2018
  • But Morris’ ascension as one of Bloom’s long line of elite jumpers came to a screeching halt early in 2017 when she was diagnosed with a hip labrum tear.
    Steve Soucie, Daily Southtown, 16 Apr. 2018
  • This usually results in an injury to the stabilizing bumper known as the labrum and in a young patient will usually require surgery to prevent recurrent dislocations.
    Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The surgery will not fix the labrum but will fix the area around it to help ease the pain.
    Washington Post, 13 July 2019
  • Mayfield tore the labrum in Week 2 and was never the same.
    WSJ, 12 June 2023
  • La’el Collins had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The bone should be intact, but the labrum is likely torn.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Then in the opener at Iowa, Pugh tore the labrum in his right shoulder.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This was my second labrum surgery, and not a lot of guys come back from that.
    Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2022
  • Pictured here is the sixth piece, called the labrum, which funnels out blood.
    Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Then in March, Carr tore his right labrum swinging a bat.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Do the Browns want to bring him back in 2022 and see if most of his problems were due to the labrum injury?
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The one that worked out well was a labrum and not a dislocation.
    Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The wild card here is Taron Vincent, who missed all of last season due to a torn labrum.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 June 2020
  • In 2019, Senzel tore his labrum in September and missed the end of the season.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 27 June 2021
  • Goalie Tuukka Rask has a torn labrum in his hip and will require surgery.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021
  • What if Tuukka Rask hadn’t been playing through a torn labrum in his hip?
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
  • Vincent missed the entire 2019 season due to a torn labrum.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Dixon played in just two games before having surgery on his labrum.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Lee previously had his left labrum operated on while in Korea in 2018.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024

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