Surgery may be required if the tear gets worse or does not improve after physical therapy. "If physical therapy fails and the athlete still can't complete overhead motions, or the shoulder continues to dislocate, surgical treatment might be required to reattach the torn ligaments and labrum to the bone," says Dr.

When should you get labrum surgery?

Labral tears with hip impingement

Depending on their level of pain and disability, even patients who have relatively small tears may be encouraged to consider surgery if they also have a condition known as femoroacetabular impingement, also known as FAI or hip impingement.

How bad is labrum surgery?

Potential complications of labrum repair

Blood vessel damage. Incomplete repair or postoperative failure. Instrument breakage during surgery. Joint stiffness or damage to other joint structures.