Hip pain. Illustration: Injurymap. CC BY-SA 4.0
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Definition
Pain in the hips is common among middle-aged and older people.
- Among adults over the age of 60, 14% has hip pain almost every day. Mucosal inflammation (bursitis) and osteoarthritis are the most common causes.
- In younger people, injuries and congestion (sports) are more common.
- Hip pain can also be part of more widespread (generalized) pain, such as Fibromyalgia
Rheumatic inflammation is less common, but can be a cause of hip pain in all age groups.
Rheumatic disease
- By different arthritis / synovitis
- Pain and reduced movement upon examination
- Stiffness and pain during and after stress
- Pain radiates to the groin
- Reduced mobility during examination
Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
- Under high doses of cortisone (Prednisone)
- Other illnesses
- Pain
- The X-ray is often normal (diagnosis by MRI examination)
Bursitis (bursa inflammation)
- Often on the outside of the hip (Trochanter-bursitis)
- Congenital hip injury that causes osteoarthritis eventually
- On the outside (lateral) of the thighs
- Pain from the back
- Arthritis between the back and the pelvis
- Pain in the pelvis
Other causes of hip pain
Fracture (Fracture) in femoral neck (between hip joint and femur)
- The foot is often rotated outwards
- May be difficult to detect among old with many symptoms
- Daily pain in both legs, arms and parts of the neck and / or back
- Most often women
Cancer in the skeleton (rare reason)
- Pain in the skeleton
- Radiation from the pelvis
- Reduced endurance
- Bone pain
- Affected general health
- Hypermobility at
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
- Marfan's syndrome
- Hypermobility
- Innate hoftedyslepsi (little children)
- Accident
- Unstable hip joint after prosthetic surgery
- Infection in the skeleton
- Often, weakened immune system
- Overstressing
- Pain by pressure
Literature
- Enseki K, 2014 (comprehensive overview)
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