Don't forget the hip! Hip arthritis masquerading as knee pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hip osteoarthritis typically manifests with groin or thigh pain. Other atypical pain patterns, including knee pain, have been described. Except for 2 case reports, there is no literature on this subject.

Methods

From our institutional database, between 2011 and 2016, we identified 21 patients who were referred for treatment of knee pain but ultimately diagnosed with hip pathology as the cause of their pain. This group was evaluated for duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis, previous interventions, presence of walking aids, and symptom resolution after treatment of the hip pathology.

Results

Fifteen of the 21 patients were referred from musculoskeletal providers (12 from orthopaedic surgeons). Prior to diagnosis of the hip etiology, 16 patients were reduce

SUBMITTER: Dibra FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859208 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature