Various anatomical disorders of the hip joint are generally described as hip malposition. The most common clinical pictures here include rotational malpositions and hip dysplasia. The hip joint is formed by the femur and the acetabulum. The acetabulum encloses the head of the femur like a nut in its shell, which is why it is … Hip Malpositions
Hip Dysplasia In case of hip dysplasia, there is a risk of dislocation (dislocation) due to the lack of the acetabulum during movement. The head of the femur slides out of the acetabulum and gets stuck in a painfully immobile position. To avoid this, the magic word here is to build up strength. A stable … Hip Dysplasia | Hip Malpositions
Hip dysplasia in children In congenital and recognized hip malpositions, various measures can be taken to treat the infant’s hip at an early stage. A common method is to place a plaster cast in a certain position, which is maintained for several weeks to force the bones to ossify in this position. If a dislocation … Hip dysplasia in children | Hip Malpositions
The structure of the hip is not different in adults than in children; the only difference is that in smaller children the hip is not yet completely grown together. The acetabulum generally consists of 3 different bone parts (os ischium, os ilium and os pubis). Small children have open growth joints, namely exactly where these … Hip pain in the child
Symptoms and typical age of the disease Depending on the clinical picture, a distinction is made between typical pain in children. The age at which the children fall ill also plays an important role. With growth pains, the pain typically occurs at night. The children then have slight pain for several days, but this then … Symptoms and typical age of the disease | Hip pain in the child
Therapy There is no proper therapy for growth pain. It is only important that the children do not get into the habit of adopting the wrong postures. Through physiotherapy or cold or warm compresses one can try to relieve the growth pains and prevent them. Coxitis fugax can be cured primarily by resting. The hip … Therapy | Hip pain in the child
Prognosis The prognosis for most diseases of hip pain in children is very good. Growth pains and hip rhinitis disappear spontaneously. In the case of perthes disease and epiphyseolysis capitis femoris, success can also be expected if the disease is diagnosed in good time and treated correctly. All articles in this series: Hip pain in … Prognosis | Hip pain in the child
First try to locate the site of the greatest hip pain precisely. Please click on the best fitting picture – if not fitting well, follow the text further on! Hip pain is pain in and around the hip joint, either at rest or under stress. Pain in the hip joint can be divided into chronic … Diagnostic for hip painPain in the hip
Pain on the outside of the hip Pain that preferentially occurs on the outside of the hip can have several causes, although these may not always be in the hip joint itself. The most common is inflammation of the bursa (bursitis trochanterica) or the hip muscle-tendon attachments in the area of the large rolling hump, … Pain on the outside of the hip | Diagnostic for hip painPain in the hip
Hip pain when walking Hip pain, which is intensified when walking, climbing stairs or standing for too long, often indicates an inflammation of the bursa at the large rolling mound (bursitis trochantericae, attachment tendinosis). Causes of bursitis are often overstrain of the joint, trauma, hip arthritis, back problems, different leg lengths or malposition of the … Hip pain when walking | Diagnostic for hip painPain in the hip
Hip pain when running Hip pain, which becomes noticeable or worsens especially when walking, running or jogging, can have various causes. Often small things, like wrong shoes or unfavorable running surfaces already play a substantial role in the emergence of hip pain. But also foot malpositions, a wrongly strained running technique, shortened or imbalanced hip … Hip pain when running | Diagnostic for hip painPain in the hip
Hip pain when sitting Many hip joint diseases can lead to pain symptoms while sitting. The cause is usually the spatial narrowness in the joint that arises in the sitting position or the changed pressure/tension ratios on certain joint structures. Hip arthrosis, which is characterized by age- or overload-related cartilage wear, can be painful both … Hip pain when sitting | Diagnostic for hip painPain in the hip
