HIP Flashcards
1
Q
Where can hip pain be referred to?
A
The knee.
2
Q
What can refer pain to the hip?
A
Don’t forget BACK PAIN. The pelvis, trochanteric bursitis, surrounding muscles, synovitis, the actual joint space.
3
Q
Where specifically is the site of pain that points towards a hip problem more so than a lumbar spine problem referring to the hip? And vice versa.
A
Hip: pain in the groin.
Back: pain around buttocks and posterior hip.
4
Q
Which two movements at the hip joint are the first to be impacted upon in osteoarthritis?
A
Adduction and internal rotation.
5
Q
What findings on x-ray may be seen in OA of the hip joint?
A
Reduced joint space, subchondral sclerosis, osteophytes.
