RT Book, Section
A1 Mears, Simon C.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57271256
T1 Chapter 11. Approach to the Patient with Hip Pain
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57271256
RD 2024/04/20
AB Hip  pain  is  a  common  complaint  which  patients  may  describe  in  the  thigh,  back,  or  groin  areas.  Pain  in  these  areas  may  be  due  to  pathology  in  or  about  the  hip  joint  or  may  be  referred,  which  commonly  occurs  with  spinal  stenosis.  The  hip  joint  and  its  periarticular  structures  are  relatively  inaccessible  to  evaluation  by  palpation  for  possible  tenderness.  Therefore,  accurate  evaluation  of  patients  with  “hip”  pain  depends  on  the  identification  of  specific  historical  features  of  the  symptoms,  the  determination  of  the  exact  cause  of  the  pain  (through  careful  medical  history  and  appropriate  physical  examination),  a  basic  understanding  of  common  radiographic  findings,  and  a  thorough  understanding  of  the  potential  differential  diagnosis.  The  particular  cause  of  hip  pain  often  correlates  with  the  age  of  the  patient.