In my right groin area, between pelvic and hip, I experience pain when turning leg or just walking and there seems to be a catching, (like knuckle cracking) or twinge that takes my strength away from leg. When trying to stretching exercises given me I can hear the cracking sound and some movement from that area (as if out of joint or moving in joint). I am seeing a PT, and I suspect it s more than a tendinitis in a tendon or ligament. Given my symptoms a hip- acetabular-labral tear seems possible. I will see the MD on Monday. Can it be detected without an MRI?