The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by coxarthrosis (hip osteoarthritis):
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Absolute leg shortening due to loss of substance in the hip joint.
- Activated coxarthrosis (osteoarthritis with signs of inflammation: Calor (overheating), pressure and movement pain, effusion, soft tissue swelling) – e.g. after heavier load.
- Detritus synovialitis (inflammatory reaction of the synovium (joint mucosa)) or
- Periarthrosis coxae (tendopathy (inflammatory changes in the tendons or tendon sheaths), the muscles surrounding the joint).
By sparing or therapeutic measures, the activated coxarthrosis can regress and return to a pain-free state
- Movement restriction to stiffening of the joint.
- Collapse of the joint surfaces
- Functional leg shortening due to changes in pelvic statics.
- Hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine (hollow back).
- Contractures – permanent shortening of the muscles with resulting joint constraint.
- Valgus malposition (knock knees)
- Varus malalignment (bow legs)
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)
- Insomnia (sleep disorders)
Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).
- Chronic pain
Surgery (in this case: postoperative condition after total hip arthroplasty).
- Abrasion between the head and cup material of the prosthesis.
- Aseptic (without involvement of pathogens) prosthesis loosening – prosthesis change required.
- Leg length discrepancy
- Implant fracture
- Infection of the prosthesis – late infection requires replacement of the prosthesis
- Dislocation tendency of the hip joint
- Periarticular (located around a joint) calcifications – up to 50% of patients are affected; function is usually not affected
- Periprosthetic fracture (the bone in which the prosthesis is anchored is broken) – bes. affected are patients with osteoporosis (bone loss)
- Thrombosis risk (very high) – bes. are affected obese and women.
