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Sports Injuries - Hip and Groin Injuries - Hip
Sports Injuries - Hip Injuries | Hip | | Term | Also Known As | Description | | hip bursitis | | Hip bursitis is irritation and inflammation of the fluid-filled cushioning sac that covers the end of one of the bones in the joint between the waist and the thigh. | | stress fracture of the femur | | A stress fracture of the femur is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on the bone between the hip and the knee. | | slippage of the epiphysis at neck of femur | | Slippage of the epiphysis at the neck of the femur is sideways movement of the top of the upper leg bone. | | Legg-Calve-Perthes disease | Perthes' disease | Legg-Calve-Perthes disease occurs in children when not enough blood circulates to the rounded top of the thighbone, causing it to deteriorate and die. | | inflammation and calcification of the greater trochanter | Inflammation and calcification of the greater trochanter is swelling and hardening at the top part of the thigh bone. | | synovitis | inflammation of the hip joint | Synovitis is swelling of the connective tissue where the thigh and hip bones meet. | | labral tear | | A labral tear happens when the fibrous tissue around the edge of a bone in a joint is pulled or twisted enough to start tearing. |
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