Dr.MITUL B MANIYA BONE & JOINT DOCTOR
Your hip joint is a connection point between your thigh bone (femur) and your hip bone (pelvis). Your hip joint is one of the largest joints in your body after your knee. hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint. Your femur is a long bone with a rounded top. The round part of your femur fits into a cup-like socket in your pelvis called the acetabulum. This type of joint offers a wide range of motion and provides support for your legs to hold your body. You have two hip joints, one at the top of each of your thigh bones. Your thigh bones are the top part of your legs (above your knees, just below your waist, where the top of your pants sit. The part of your thigh bone that’s closest to your waist fits into your hip bone (pelvis).
The function of your hip joint is to:
Provide balance and support for your upper body.
Move your upper leg.
Hold your body weight.
There are several components that make up your hip joint:
Bones: Your hip joint connects your thigh and hip bones.
Cartilage: Cartilage is a smooth substance that covers the top of your thigh bone (femoral head) and the acetabulum socket. This substance is a cushion that absorbs impact when you walk and move.
Synovium: The synovium is a thin cover that wraps around the bones in your joint. It makes a fluid that provides lubrication so your bones can move easily without resistance.
Bursa: The bursa is a fluid-filled sac that provides cushioning and a smooth surface for the bones, muscles and tendons in your joints to move on.
Ligaments: Ligaments are fibrous bands of tissue that connect bones to bones, specifically the femoral head to the acetabulum.
Tendons: Tendons are fibrous bands of tissue that connect your muscles to your bones.
Muscle: Your hips have large muscles that support your joint and help you move. Muscles in your hips include your gluteals, adductor muscles, iliopsoas muscle, quadriceps and hamstrings.
Your hip joints are usually very strong and stable. If you’re in good health, it could take a lot to injure your hip joints. If you play contact sports or run often, you may be more at risk of injuring your hip joint with:
Hip strains: An injury or tear to your muscle tissue.
Bursitis: Swelling of the fluid-filled sac in your joint.
Hip dislocation: Your thigh bone pops out of the socket.
FRACTURE OF BONE: An injury breaks or fractures one of the bones in your hip joint.
There are medical conditions that can weaken your hip joint. This can put you more at risk of injury or complications like pain or stiffness. Common conditions that affect your hip joint include:
Osteoarthritis: Inflammation of your joints that causes pain and swelling.
Osteoporosis: Bone weakness that may cause them to break easily.
Hip dysplasia: Your thigh bone doesn’t fit together in your pelvis as expected.
Perthes disease: avascular necrosis of femoral head in child
pain
decrease movement
difficulty in walking
limping
FRACTURE FIXATION- NAIL, SCREW AND PLATE TO FIX THE BROKEN BONE
JOINT REPLACEMENT: HEMIREPLACEMENT OR TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF HIP JOINT (PRIMARY AND REVISION )
HIP ARTHROSCOPY
PELVIACETABULLAR SURGERY
JOINT PRESERVATION SURGERY – CORE DE COMRESSION, OSTEOTOMY
You can take care of your hip joints by:
Eating a well-balanced diet.
Exercising regularly.
Stretching before exercising.
Wearing protective equipment to avoid injury.
Maintaining a healthy weight that’s right for you and your body
