Symptom: Hip pain

Hip pain: Pain in the hip region
Introduction: Pain in the hip joint can indicate various hip conditions. True hip joint pain is actually often felt as groin pain, and needs to be distinguished from thigh pain, particularly upper thigh pain, buttock pain, and side pain.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Hip pain:

Possible causes of symptom: Hip pain (28 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Hip pain (9 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Hip pain (2 conditions)

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Symptoms related to Hip pain: stiff hip (7), leg pain (26), groin pain (4), thigh pain (0), side pain (13), buttock pain (2)
Hip pain type of: Hip symptoms (14)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Hip pain: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Hip pain as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Hip strain

Hip fracture
Hip injury
Hip arthritis (see Joint pain)
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Hip bursitis (type of Bursitis) - see bursitis
Hip tendinitis (type of Tendinitis) - see tendinitis
Denerative joint disease
Gout - rarely possible is gout of the hip
Dislocated hip
Congenital hip dislocation
Infective hip dislocation
Hip subluxation
Perthes' disease
Slipped epiphysis
Irritable hip
Curved spine (see Spine symptoms)
Different length legs
Referred hip pain
- Endometriosis - especially if hip pain is cyclic.
- Menstrual conditions - especially if hip pain is cyclic.
- Back pain - sometimes causes referred hip pain or groin pain
- Fractured femur
See also groin pain for other causes of pain affecting the hip joint

Conditions listing symptoms: Hip pain: The following list of conditions have 'Hip pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Ankylosing Spondylitis ... hip arthritis

G

Gout ... hip pain

H

Hip fracture ... severe hip pain

L

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... hip pain

O

Osteoarthritis ... hip pain

P

Paget's disease of bone ... hip arthritis

Polymyalgia rheumatica ... hip pain

Prostate Cancer ... hip pain

S

Slipped epiphysis ... hip pain

Conditions listing complications: Hip pain: The following list of conditions have 'Hip pain' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

P

Paget's disease of bone ... hip arthritis

S

Slipped epiphysis ... hip arthritis

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