labrum

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With just one competition under her belt this season, she dislocated her shoulder and sustained a torn labrum in what she described as the "silliest fall" in training in Switzerland last month.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The Torrance native is trying to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals in halfpipe but will be competing with a torn labrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

She said her labrum injury is less serious than feared, though it will prevent her from training before the Games.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, who underwent surgery in the offseason to repair a labrum tear, hits a home run in his first at-bat of spring training.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

In front or above the mouth is bounded by the labrum, while the mandibles and first maxillae lie on either side of it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various