Think of the labrum as a ring of soft tissue that holds the ball of the femur, or thighbone, snugly in the hip joint's socket.

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Abdur Rauf managed to survive the hat-trick ball, swinging wildly over the ring of close fielders, but he was soon bowled by Doug Bollinger for five.

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And on the few occasions he did get decent bat to ball he was mostly unable to pierce the ring of fielders saving the singles.

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