Hip Injuries and Disorders

• Latest News
• Surgeon General Warns of Osteoporosis (10/15/2004, United Press International)

• Overviews
• Taking Care of Your Hip: A Physical Therapist's Perspective (American Physical Therapy Association) - Links to PDF File

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Bone Density Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Bone Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Hip Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Radiography (X-Ray): Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Injections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• MedlinePlus: Hip Replacement (National Library of Medicine)
• Revision Hip Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - requires shockwave plug-in

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hip Fractures (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hip Injuries (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Bursitis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Fracture of the Pelvis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Hip Dislocation (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Hip Fracture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Hip Strains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Labral Tear (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Osteonecrosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Snapping Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Nutrition
• Calcium Supplements (National Osteoporosis Foundation)

• Rehabilitation
• How to Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Recovery from Hip Fracture (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)

• Related Issues
• Information for Patients - Office Visit Tips (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)

• Research
• Team Care by Hospitalists with Surgeons after Hip or Knee Surgery (American College of Physicians)
• Thiazide Diuretics and Hip Fracture Risk (American College of Physicians)

• Directories
• AAHKS Doctor Locator (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)
• Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  Also available in: Spanish

• Statistics
• Falls and Hip Fractures among Older Adults (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
• Hip Fractures Surge among African-American Elderly between 1990-2000 (American College of Rheumatology)

• Children
• Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Hip Problems in Infants (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Transient Synovitis of the Hip: A Cause of Hip Pain in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Your Child's New Hip Abduction Orthosis: for Infants and Young Children (Shriners Hospitals for Children)