Hip
The hip joint is a part of body in which the leg is attached to the trunk. It is a ball-shaped link, ie a ball (femur, which is the thigh bone) that fits into a cavity (pelvis, or hip bone). Together with the surrounding musculature, supports the weight of the body, both static and dynamic positions.
The hip consists of two bones called iliac or innominate, strongly welded together at the front and the back united sacrum. The ilium is flat and articulates with the sacrum, function which makes wedge between the two iliac. The union of these is the lap belt, where staying very important organs are.
Top hip problems
- Trauma hip, pelvis and acetabulum.
- Femoral impingement syndrome- acetabular (CAM o PINCER).
Is caused by certain conformations femoral head and neck and acetabulum, exist after repeated trauma or acute shock that breaks the labrum (the labrum is like hip meniscus). This structure wraps around the entire hip joint, rupture even very small breaks articulate and balance clash head alters the state of cartilage and is very painful. Your treatment is performed arthroscopically and involves direct suture after removal of excess bone. - Congenital dislocation of hip.
It is known from dislocation displacement or loss of the normal relationship of the bones that form a joint. In the case of hip dislocation, the femoral head out of its socket in the pelvis (acetábulo). Physical examination of the newborn and the practice of a certain diagnostic maneuvers allow early detection of congenital dislocation of the hip. Some newborns manifest instability of the hip during the first weeks of life and this disappears spontaneously, in the event of continuing three weeks passes, shall be treated. Initially, by placing a foot abduction brace that keeps her legs spread, if this treatment is not achieved correction, you may need to consider a therapeutic strategy of traction and reduction is performed under general anesthesia, then proceeding to immobilization with a plaster. In cases in which a reduction is not achieved with previous treatments shall consider an open surgical reduction. - Perthes Disease.
Perthes disease is necrosis (cell death) the hip bone in children, with progressive destruction. The process from the start of the necrosis until re-energize again lasts several years (two and a half to seven). The most common symptom is a limp without cause or after minor trauma. - Epifisiolisis.
SCFE is slipped an epiphysis (end of a long bone), specific, moving the head of the femur. Affects only older children and adolescents. - Hip arthritis.
- Oncological Pathology.
FAQ
- What can I do if I am an athlete and have a pain in the groin, which is made worse by turning the hip?
You need to go to a specialist in arthroscopic surgery, and perform a test called arthrography NMR, if confirmed a torn labrum, may be treated by arthroscopic suture. - I hurt my hip for months and do not remember that I have given no blow What can I do?
You may have a conformation CAM I PICER hip contributing to injury over time, if low grade may be advised infiltration of hyaluronic acid by arthroscopy, that are very effective. While in the operating room are, you can go home the same day.