Hip Pain: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Complications, And Treatment
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- 20 Apr 2023
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Hip pain can be a fairly common finding, which can result from a variety of causes. It can occur as a result of trauma or chronic injury, such as fractures, which are very common among the elderly, especially among those who suffer from osteoporosis (bone loss)
Or again, a contracture, a traumatic dislocation or osteoarthritis can also cause pain in the groin and necrosis of the femoral head.
If the pain comes on quickly, it could be due to a viral or bacterial infection or inflammatory arthritis.
Most commonly, hip pain is caused by ongoing osteoarthritis
In Italy, currently, about 96,000 hip prostheses are implanted each years as it is a well-coded intervention with a high percentage of success performed when arthrosis reaches an advanced stage.
Hip pain is very common because it affects one of the most stressed joints in our body
When we are on the move, in fact, it is the hip that bears most of the mechanical load, which is why obese subjects and the elderly are the most exposed (the former due to excessive load, the latter due to cartilage wear). .
The pain can only affect the left or right hip, but in some cases it is felt on both.
Symptoms
A hip problem can manifest as pain in the front starting in the groin and spreading up the leg to the knee, posterior to the buttock, or lateral to the greater trochanter of the femur.
Usually the pain is perceived as more intense in the morning as soon as you get out of bed or after a period of rest, for example after sitting for a while on an armchair or sofa.
With the passing of time during the day, walking or carrying out simple activities, the pain may improve but may be accompanied by a reduction in the ability to move at the level of the hip joint.
In some cases, hip pain can be felt all the way up the thigh to the knee, even though the problem is actually in the hip. Read More…
