Category: Hip Conditions
Hip Pain Location Diagram
Hip pain is common and can have many causes, from sports injuries to falls, wear and tear, and joint degeneration. We have depicted the most common causes of hip pain on these diagrams of hip pain location from different angles. Knowing these pain patterns can help narrow down the likely diagnosis and refine a clinical…
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What is a Dead Leg? The Oxford Dictionary defines a dead leg as “an injury that occurs when somebody’s upper leg is hit by somebody else’s knee”. This is a relatively common injury in contact sports where two people might collide, and the impact is taken to the quadriceps muscle. A Dead Leg can also…
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What is Perthes Disease? Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is named after the three doctors who discovered it. It affects young children, most commonly children aged 4 to 10 years. It is much more common in boys, five times more likely than in girls. It usually affects one hip. Both hips are affected in only 10% to 15% of…
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