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Stiff hip

MedGen UID:
536940
•Concept ID:
C0239957
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Hip stiff; Hip stiffness
SNOMED CT: Hip stiff (249914008)
 
HPO: HP:0025262

Definition

A sensation of tightness in the hip joint when attempting to move it, especially after a period of inactivity. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Minimally invasive treatment for idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip: analysis of forty-one cases.
Patwardhan S, Rapole S, Vinayak U, Shyam A, Sancheti PK, Bangad V
Int Orthop 2024 Jun;48(6):1627-1634. Epub 2024 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00264-024-06137-0. PMID: 38502336

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Trans-lateral decubitus radiograph of the hip: A new view to measure the anteversion of the femoral stem.
Ha YC, Yoo JI, Ahn JM, Lee YK, Kang Y, Koo KH
Asian J Surg 2021 Jan;44(1):99-104. Epub 2020 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2020.03.016. PMID: 32312488
Active ankylosing spondylitis increases blood loss during total hip arthroplasty for a stiff hip joint.
Hu Y, Jiang WZ, Pan CL, Wang T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Apr 15;21(1):243. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03278-2. PMID: 32293393Free PMC Article
Compensatory sagittal plane ankle gait mechanics: Are they present in patients with a weak or stiff hip?
Stevens WR Jr, Podeszwa DA, Tulchin-Francis K
Gait Posture 2019 Oct;74:250-254. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.018. PMID: 31590046
Total hip replacement in young non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patients.
Morin C, Ursu C, Delecourt C
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2016 Nov;102(7):845-849. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.07.010. PMID: 27697405
Gait findings in the adolescent subject with a stiff hip.
Gordon AB, McMulkin ML, Tompkins B, Caskey P, Baird GO
J Pediatr Orthop 2013 Mar;33(2):139-44. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31826bb1ea. PMID: 23389567

Diagnosis

Gait findings in the adolescent subject with a stiff hip.
Gordon AB, McMulkin ML, Tompkins B, Caskey P, Baird GO
J Pediatr Orthop 2013 Mar;33(2):139-44. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31826bb1ea. PMID: 23389567
Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in children: early MRI findings.
Laor T, Crawford AH
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009 Feb;192(2):526-31. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1590. PMID: 19155420
Intra-articular hip arthrodesis without subtrochanteric osteotomy in adolescents: technique and short-term follow-up.
Schoenecker PL, Johnson LO, Martin RA, Doyle P, Capelli AM
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 1997 Apr;26(4):257-64. PMID: 9113292
Chondrolysis and the stiff hip in Perthes' disease: an immunological study.
Joseph B, Pydisetty RK
J Pediatr Orthop 1996 Jan-Feb;16(1):15-9. doi: 10.1097/00004694-199601000-00004. PMID: 8747348

Therapy

Active ankylosing spondylitis increases blood loss during total hip arthroplasty for a stiff hip joint.
Hu Y, Jiang WZ, Pan CL, Wang T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Apr 15;21(1):243. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03278-2. PMID: 32293393Free PMC Article
Intra pelvic total migration of sliding screw in intertrochanteric fracture.
Bhatti A, Abbasi A
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2007 Jun;17(6):371-3. PMID: 17623593

Prognosis

Total hip replacement in young non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patients.
Morin C, Ursu C, Delecourt C
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2016 Nov;102(7):845-849. Epub 2016 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.07.010. PMID: 27697405
Intra pelvic total migration of sliding screw in intertrochanteric fracture.
Bhatti A, Abbasi A
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2007 Jun;17(6):371-3. PMID: 17623593
Chondrolysis and the stiff hip in Perthes' disease: an immunological study.
Joseph B, Pydisetty RK
J Pediatr Orthop 1996 Jan-Feb;16(1):15-9. doi: 10.1097/00004694-199601000-00004. PMID: 8747348

Clinical prediction guides

Minimally invasive treatment for idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip: analysis of forty-one cases.
Patwardhan S, Rapole S, Vinayak U, Shyam A, Sancheti PK, Bangad V
Int Orthop 2024 Jun;48(6):1627-1634. Epub 2024 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00264-024-06137-0. PMID: 38502336
Trans-lateral decubitus radiograph of the hip: A new view to measure the anteversion of the femoral stem.
Ha YC, Yoo JI, Ahn JM, Lee YK, Kang Y, Koo KH
Asian J Surg 2021 Jan;44(1):99-104. Epub 2020 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2020.03.016. PMID: 32312488
Active ankylosing spondylitis increases blood loss during total hip arthroplasty for a stiff hip joint.
Hu Y, Jiang WZ, Pan CL, Wang T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Apr 15;21(1):243. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03278-2. PMID: 32293393Free PMC Article
Compensatory sagittal plane ankle gait mechanics: Are they present in patients with a weak or stiff hip?
Stevens WR Jr, Podeszwa DA, Tulchin-Francis K
Gait Posture 2019 Oct;74:250-254. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.018. PMID: 31590046
Chondrolysis and the stiff hip in Perthes' disease: an immunological study.
Joseph B, Pydisetty RK
J Pediatr Orthop 1996 Jan-Feb;16(1):15-9. doi: 10.1097/00004694-199601000-00004. PMID: 8747348

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