Orthopaedic Hip Conditions Flashcards
What is the main treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip?
- Hip replacement
What is trochanteric bursitis?
Trochanteric bursa = fluid filled sac sandwiched between hip abductors and ITB
Describe the epidemiology of trochanteric bursitis in terms of sex?
- F>M
What are some causes of trochanteric bursitis?
- Trauma
- Over-use
- Athletes, often runners
- Abnormal movements
- Distinct problem
- Scoloiosis
- Local problems
- Muscle wasting following surgery
- Total hip replacement
- Osteoarthritis
- Distinct problem
What are the clinical features of trochanteric bursitis?
- Pain
- Worse lying on side and walking
- Swelling
What investigations are done for trochanteric bursitis?
- X-rays
- Exclude arthritis
- MRI
- Shows soft tissues and fluid
- Ultrasound
What is the treatment of trochanteric bursitis?
- NSAIDs
- Relative rest/activity modifications
- Physiotherapy
- Correct posture
- Stretching
- Strengthen muscles around joint
- Injection
- Corticosteroids
- Surgery
- Bursectomy
What is avascular necrosis?
Is death of the bone due to loss of bony supply
Describe the epidemiology of avascular necrosis in terms of sex and age?
- M>F
- Average age 35-50
What are risk factors for avascular necrosis?
- Trauma
- Irradiation
- Fracture
- Injury to femoral head
- Dislocation
- Iatrogenic
- Systemic
- Idiopathic
- Hypercoagulable states
- Steroids
- Haematologica
- Sickle cell disease
- Lymphoma
- Leukaemia
- Caisson’s disease
- Alcoholism
Describe the pathophysiology of avascular necrosis?
What are the clinical features of avascular necrosis?
- 80% of time bilateral
- 3% of time multifocal
- Insidious onset of groin pain
- Limp
- Reduced range of motion
- Stiff joint
What investigations are done for avascular necrosis?
- X-ray
- MRI
- Will identify earliest changes
What is the treatment of avascular necrosis?
- Non-operative
- Reduced weight bearing
- NSAIDs
- Bisphosphonates
- Anticoagulants
- Physiotherapy
- Surgical
- Restore blood supply
- Core decompression
- Core decompression and vascularised graft
- Move lesion away from weight bearing area
- Rotational osteotomy
- Total hip replacement
- Restore blood supply
What does FAI stand for?
Femoroacetabular impingement