Deep groin or front-of-thigh pain with walking, standing up from a chair, or getting in and out of the car.Stiffness that makes socks and shoes a project. A limp others notice before you do.
In younger, active patients, a sharp catch or pinch deep in the groin with pivoting or sitting points toward a labral tear rather than arthritis.
The hip is a ball-and-socket joint capped in cartilage and rimmed with a labrum.Arthritis wears that cartilage down until bone rubs bone. Labral tears come from impingement, where the ball and socket shapes do not quite fit, or from a twisting injury.Pain on the outside of the hip is usually bursitis or tendon irritation rather than the joint itself, and is treated differently. The exam sorts this out quickly.
Andrews Institute sports medicine fellowship under Dr. James Andrews. Board certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine. Fluent in Spanish.
Dual fellowship trained in sports medicine and in shoulder and elbow surgery. Former Division I football player.
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