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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.