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Hip Pain

Underlying Cause

Hip Pain Underlying Cause

Common causes for hip pain include:

Sciatica
Piriformis syndrome
Gout
Herniated disk
Hip bursitis
Hip dislocation
Hip fracture
Hip injury
Hip sprain
Hip strain
Hip synovitis
Iliotibial band syndrome
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Statin myopathy
Synovitis of the hip
Venous insufficiency

Less common causes for hip pain include:

Avascular necrosis of the hip
Bone cancer
Deep venous thrombosis
Hypophosphatasia
Ankylosing spondylitis
Lupus
Lyme disease
Perthes disease
Pseudogout
Psoriatic arthritis
Reiter's syndrome
Septic arthritis
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Related Topics:

Avascular necrosis of the hip
Hip bursitis
Hip dislocation
Hip fracture
Hip injury
Hip pain (bilateral)
Hip sprain
Hip strain
Hip synovitis
Osteoarthritis
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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Hip pain

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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Hip Pain References:

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Byrd JW. Labral lesions: an elusive source of hip pain case reports and literature review. Arthroscopy. 1996 Oct;12(5):603-12.
Shbeeb MI, O'Duffy JD, Michet CJ Jr, O'Fallon WM, Matteson EL. Evaluation of glucocorticosteroid injection for the treatment of trochanteric bursitis. J Rheumatol. 1996 Dec;23(12):2104-6.