People with hip arthritis are easy to recognize:
- the need to walk around the morning when you get out of bed;
- nagging chronic pain that worsens with physical activity and spreads to the lumbar area;
- changes in posture and walking.
All of the above clearly characterizes people with degenerative and inflammatory changes in the hip joints. These changes progress rapidly and have a dramatic negative impact on the patients' quality of life. If timely specialized care is not provided, the treatment can be long and complicated, and sometimes a complete replacement of the hip joint, i.e. endoprosthetics, is required. Therefore, a qualified orthopedic traumatologist is essential.
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Coxitis - what is the reason?
The hip joint consists of the femoral head, the acetabulum and surrounding tissues - ligaments, tendons, and the joint bag. It carries the axial load of the entire human body, qualitatively and quantitatively affects the coordination of our body and free daily activities of the natural life.
The most common pathologies:
- non-infectious genesis
- osteoarthritis (coxarthrosis)
- coxitis in concomitant rheumatological diseases - systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis.
- infectious genesis (septic arthritis)
- tuberculosis
- chlamydial (Reiter's syndrome)
- syphilitic
- staphylococcal and streptococcal
What will bother you with hip arthritis?
Depending on the nature of the pathological process that develops in the hip joints, the patient will experience different symptoms.
- Morning stiffness in the legs and the need to walk around
- Limitation of leg movements, it`s pain
- Swelling, redness, rash in the joints
- Irradiation of pain to the back, leg or its localization
- Volatility of pain, i.e. its moving nature
- Accompanying injury of other joints (knee, shoulder)
During the visit to an orthopedic traumatologist, the doctor will need to look at the affected areas and ask a number of questions regarding the duration of your disease. The following types of tests may be prescribed:
- X-ray of the hip joints
- Computed tomography
- MRI scan
- Laboratory blood testі
- Consultations of related specialists - rheumatologist, infectious disease specialist, neurologist
Having a complete clinical picture, the doctor will choose a treatment tactics, which, depending on the disease and its progression, can be either conservative or surgical.
Conservative or medicamental treatment will be relevant to eliminate clinical symptoms of coxitis, reduce pain, stop the progression of inflammatory processes and influence the infectious nature of coxitis, if there is any. Medical intervention can be prescribed as the only method of therapy only in situations where the components of the hip joint retain their physiological structure and anatomical integrity.
Endoprosthetics is now a widely used method of surgical treatment of problems with hip joint functionality. Artificially created implants of the bioinert metal alloys with a service life of up to 30 years and high levels of life expectancy give many people the joy of full movement without any restrictions every day.
Rudenko Medical Centre is a professional in helping patients with hip pathologies and a clinic with a high level of trust. You can be sure that your health is in proper hands.