Day: March 12, 2020

Which symptoms indicate that you have osteoarthritis of the hip? The hip joint is a joint in the body that has a chance of deterioration and wear and tear just like other joints in the body. The duty of the hip joint is to carry the body weight. Therefore, it is a joint with a heavy burden, which can easily deteriorate and cause “Osteoarthritis of the Hip”. This disease is one type of arthritis that comes from the deterioration of cartilage that covers the surface of arthritis until there is the occurrence of pain and ankylosis that disturbs the use in daily life. This osteoarthritis of the hip that can be commonly found are in several types, which are osteoarthritis, developmental hip dysplasia, avascular necrosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The osteoarthritis of the hip can be found in people of 45 years old, but can often be found in people of 60 years old and above.   Cause of Osteoarthritis of the Hip The osteoarthritis of the hip can occur from several causes, which are heredity, age, shortage of blood in the femur, infection, injury around the hip joint, and abnormality of the hip joint, like abnormally narrow hip socket. The abnormalities of patient with osteoarthritis of hip in the first phase consist of pain, jam, and ankylosis around the groin or thigh. The symptom will become more serious when there are too many movements of the joint. The pain will