Chronic Hip Pain
Causes of Chronic Hip Pain and Indications for Total Hip Replacement Causes of Chronic Hip Pain The most common cause of chronic hip pain is avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis from accident. · Avascular necrosis is the condition when the femoral head lacks blood, which causes the femoral head to collapse. It can be commonly found in people with the age of 30-40 years old. The causes often come from drinking alcohol, taking steroids, having accident of hip dislocation or broken hip femoral neck, and radiating around the hip bone. · Osteoarthritis often occurs in patients of more than 50 years old and the family has a history of osteoarthritis. Sometimes, it might occur from the stimulation of unsmooth joint surface since birth. When the unsmooth hip joint surface has friction, it might be the cause of hip pain and obstructed movement. · Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that comes from the inflammation of joint membrane that causes non-infection inflammation, which can occur with various joints around the body. The inflammation is intermittent and the joint surface is destroyed. The patient might have several symptoms, but the most commonly found is finger joint with arthritis for a long time. · Traumatic Arthritis occurs after injury or bone fracture around the hip joint. The joint surface might be destroyed or avascular necrosis might occur, which causes hip pain and frozen joint that leads to hip
