Interesting article from the American Family Physician concerning hip pain. It has a lot of information about the various causes of anterior hip pain.
Anterior hip pain is a common problem that is frequently difficult to diagnose and treat.1 Determining the exact cause of hip pain can be difficult for several reasons. The multiple structures in the hip have the potential to produce similar pain syndromes; in addition, pain in the hip region may come from deep structures that are not palpable. Pathologic conditions ranging from a benign muscle or tendon strain to a potentially catastrophic femoral neck stress fracture can have similar clinical presentations.
This article reviews many of the hip problems in adolescents and adults that present with anterior pain (Table 1). Conditions of the lumbar spine that radiate pain to the anterior hip are not discussed. A brief review of hip pain in adolescents is included.