Lady
Gaga has been forced to cancel all 25 of the remaining dates of the Born
This Way Ball tour after a hip inflammation (synovitis), which seems to have
caused what is called a labral tear.
She will be undergoing emergency surgery, as she has reportedly been left
unable to walk.
Here are 10 quick facts about synovitis and labral tears:
- Joint, tendon and muscle problems tend to affect people who spend a lot of
time sitting or standing in one position, and people who overwork specific
muscle groups such as athletes, dancers or factory workers.
- Inflammation, pain, stiffness, weakness and a decreased range of motion are
all symptoms of joint, tendon and muscle problems.
- When inflammation occurs in a joint, fluid may accumulate inside the joint,
causing swelling and decreased range of motion.
- Labral tears are fairly rare and refer to ruptures in the fibrocartilage
around the rim of the pelvis socket.
- Labral tears often occur with other conditions in the hip, such as synovitis
or osteoarthritis
and can easily reoccur, especially in people engaged in activities that involve
running, twisting or jumping.
- Not all labral tears require surgery, but those which do often occur with
other injuries such as hip dislocations or fractures.
- There are two ways of treating a labral tear: arthroscopy and open labral
surgery.
- Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is done using a
fibre-optic instrument with a lighted tip.
- Open labral surgery involves making a large incision to expose the soft
tissues and bones of the hip. Obviously the recovery time with this procedure
would be much longer than in the case of arthroscopy.
(Sources: Cedars-Sinai Resource, Natural
Standard.com)
- (Compiled by Susan Erasmus, Health24, February 2013)
(Photo:
Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP)
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Compiled by Susan Erasmus