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Labral tears of the hip are not as frequent as labral tears of the shoulder because the hip is a much more stable joint, but I have seen a hip labral tear in an athlete before.

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  1. noun The laterally projecting prominence of the pelvis or pelvic region from the waist to the thigh.
  2. noun A homologous posterior part in quadrupeds.
  3. noun The hip joint.
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  • Belted to his hip was the ancient sword, the silver rose on the pommel glinting in the morning sunlight. —  Witch Star.htm
  • The light got dirtier and orangier against the beachfront window—though my hip was acting up, I decided to risk a twilight return home and watch the sunset. —  ChallengingDestiny#24:August2007
  • One cannot help but speculate that these two young brothers were emulating what they see in American hip-hop culture, called BEEF.
  • I feel as though McCain's choice for V.P. was as many described as a shot from the hip is accurate. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • This festival will be showcasing in various parts of the city and will be demonstrating the best in Italian hip hop and street culture. —  Shaister Miester Do Da
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  1. Middle English, from Old English hype.
  2. Origin unknown.
  3. Middle English hipe, from Old English hēope.

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  1. from Middle English hipe, hupe, hype, from Anglo-Saxon hype = Dutch heupe, formerly also hupe, huppe = Old High German huf, Middle High German huf, German hüfte (with excrescent t) = Icelandic huppr = Swedish höft = Danish hofte (after G. ?) = Gothic (Moesogothic) hups, hip; perhaps = Greek κύβος, the hollow above the hips (of cattle), apparently a particular use of κύβος, a die, cube (see cube). Cf. Lithuanian kumpis, fore quarter of pork. Cf. hump and heap.
  2. from hip, n.
  3. from Middle English hippen, huppen, hyppen, from Anglo-Saxon *hyppan (= Old Dutch huppen = Old High German *hupfen, Middle High German hupfen, hüpfen, German hüpfen), hop, a secondary form of hoppian, Middle English hoppen, English hop: see hop.
  4. A mere introductory syllable.
 

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