Hip pain Flashcards
what is the hip joint commonly affected by in older patients?
DJD
fracture
disorders of the hip are commonly..
age ralated
if an infant has a hip disorder it is most likely
congential
when does an adolescent have hip problems?
vascular and growth plate problems
when does a young adult have hip problems?
traumatic injuries
diagnosis of hip pain is often dependant on?
radiographs
hip pain can be from?
intrinsic pathology or referred
what can help identify the hip pain?
associated pain in lumbopelvic region or abdominal areas
insidious onset of hip pain suggests?
DJD if in adult/senior
AVN, SCFE, reactive synovitis if child or adolescent
what must you assess if a child has hip pain?
knee
direct trauma that causes thigh pain is due to?
contusion
sudden onset of thigh pain with movement
strain
anterior numbness, paresthesias or weakness in the thigh area?
femoral nerve involvement
lateral sensory complaints in the thigh
lateral femoral cutaneous nerve involvement or trigger point referral
posterior neurological complaints of thigh pain
sciatic nerve irritation, referral from trigger points or lumbar/sacral facet problem
anteversion
femoral head faces forward with relative posteiror positioning of the greater trochanter
retroversion
femoral head faces posterior with positioning of the greater trochanter anteirorly
femoral angle
120-130 degrees
what tests can be used to evaluate hip pain?
fabre patrick’s
axial compression
femoral acetabular impingement tests
thomas test
DJD/OA
narrowing of the superior joint space with osteophyte formation, cystic change, sclerosis
RA
uniform, symmetrical loss of joint space with demineralization, cystic change, acetabular protrusion
paget’s disease
accentuate trabeculation, cortical thickening, brim sign, bone softening changes
AVN
mottled bone density, crescent sign, flattening deformity, fragmentation
legg-calve perthes disease
small or absent epiphysis, flattening, sclerosis, fissuring, fragmentation, mushroom deformity