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The hip bone, also known as the coxal bone, is an irregularly shaped bone which serves as the weight-bearing center of our body. We are able to bend at the hips and perform other activities concerning the hip thanks to this bone. The acetabulofemoral joint, a ball and socket synovial joint made of the femur’s head and the acetabulum, allows us to do these activities. The ball part is the femur’s head which is round shaped while the socket which is hollow in shape is the acetabulum, a part of the hip bone. The wide range of movements the ball and socket function of the acetabulofemoral joint allows us to perform a string of activities. This being said, when we use this joint extraneously everyday, it is exposed to an increased susceptibility to experiencing hip joint trauma and pain wherein if left untreated, could lead to grave complications which may lead to a hip replacement procedure. On a related note, can hip replacement be affected with the another discovered

connection between genes and osteoarthritis

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Our hip bone’s primary function is to maintain the balance of our body. As we age, though, we are subjected to numerous incidents wherein our hip bones can be traumatized. Progressive and chronic disorders affecting the bone such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and traumatic arthritis makes an individual prone to hip injury. Notable disorders which has been known to cause hip joint injury are trochanteric bursitis, iliotibial band tendonitis, osteonecrosis, hip fractures and stress fractures. When there is injury, pain usually follows and pain interventions are needed to abate the pain sensation and/or treat the injury.

Hip pain managements are numerous. Traditional interventions for hip pain are effective for minor cases of hip bone and/joint injury. If the injury worsens, though, alternative hip pain treatments are available to treat serious conditions. If the discomforts you had due to a hip injury has worsened such as obvious deformity around the hip joint due to trauma, pain which occurs at night, prolonged pain of the hips not alleviated by traditional treatments, inability to bend the hips, serious infection of the affected part which includes swelling, redness, warmth and fever, and other atypical symptoms, the hip injury may have progressed undesirably, consulting a doctor may be the next best step. A total hip replacement may be needed to permanently deal with serious cases of hip injuries. On the other hand, a DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement lawsuit has been filed by some people for some faulty hip prostheses which allegedly caused them complications after going through a total hip arthroplasty.