Evan Agostini/Invision, via Associated Press Lady Gaga performing in December.Lady Gaga has torn soft tissues in her hip joint and the injury has forced her to cancel the rest of her Born This Way Ball tour to have surgery and recover, Live Nation Global Touring announced Wednesday.
Tests showed that the pop diva had torn a ring of soft elastic tissue, called the labrum, in her right hip that will require surgery to repair. The labrum follows the outside rim of the hip joint’s socket, holding the ball at the top of the femur in place. Athletes and dancers sometimes develop a tear in the tissue, and such injuris can be fixed using arthroscopic surgical techniques.
About a dozen concerts have been called off, among them a Feb. 22 show at Madison Square Garden and a March 6 show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Refunds for the canceled performances will be available at point of purchase starting on Thursday.
On Tuesday night, Lady Gaga canceled four performances in Chicago, Detroit and Hamilton, Ontario, saying she was suffering from severe inflammation of her joints, a condition known as synovitis. She said she had been hiding an injury from her managers and fellow performers. But the announcement on Wednesday suggests the injury is more severe than simple swelling and it may take months for her to recover.
