Hip wear (hip arthrosis) is a very frequent and limiting problem. It is the aging of articular cartilage that is responsible for free joint movement and pain-free. When the cartilage is worn out, the hip joint can no longer move freely and bear load, causing pain and movement restriction.
About 10% of the population over 45 years has hip wear with painful symptoms and almost 30% of the population has changes in hip wear on imaging tests such as radiography or MRI, says the orthopaedic in Delhi.
Common Symptoms
If you have a suspected hip wear, these are 10 most common Signs and Symptoms, which may indicate an evaluation with the hip surgery specialist.
1. Pain in the groin area.
Pain in the groin region, or anterior region of the hip is perhaps the most common feature of the hip that is worn. This occurs by the characteristic of innervation of the joint that occurs by the same nerve roots that inners the groin region and anterior face of the thigh.
Pain in the groin area can occur because of other diseases, but it is very characteristic of the hip that has its cartilage worn out, states the orthopaedic in Delhi.
2. Stiffness of the hip joint. Loss of mobility.
One of the signs that a joint is worn is the loss of its function, which is precisely the ability to move the joint without pain.
When a joint is worn out, it ignites, and movement begins to cause pain. The result of this is that the patient himself begins to move the joint less as a way to protect himself from pain.
Thus, soft tissue structures such as capsule, muscles and tendons are retracted further reducing joint mobility, explains the orthopaedic doctor in Delhi.
3. Pain for lifting from low chairs or toilet.
Another striking feature of patients with hip arthrosis is the difficulty of getting up from low chairs and from the toilet.
This occurs because at the time of elevation, there is a sudden increase in load and pressure in the hip joint, which if worn out, will lead to a worsening of the pain, says the orthopaedic doctor in Delhi.
4. Claud gait, or “limp” gait.
The perfect functioning of the hip joint is essential for a balanced and pain-safe gait. When the hip is worn out, movement and change of loads on damaged cartilage can cause pain.
An immediate reflex is the decrease in the range of motion of the joint during gait and shortening of the pitch during the gait step on the worn hip.
All this gait movement in order to reduce the pain, ends up causing the “limp gait” or clauaudicante gait, explains the orthopaedic in Dwarka.
5. Pain to crouch and put on the shoes.
As much as it sounds like a simple activity, putting on simple shoes gets harder and harder for those who have hip arthrosis.
This occurs because the movement of putting on the shoes implies a large flexion of the hip and increased load on the joint, even if the patient is still.
A good alternative for patients who have hip arthrosis and pain to put on shoes, is to replace shoes with shoelaces with sneakers or shoes of the type “moccasin” that do not need to be tied, suggests the orthopaedic in Dwarka.
6. Pain to go up and down stairs and to get in and out of the car.
This complaint is very common in patients with advanced hip arthrosis. With the progression of wear, pain is worse in activities with hip flexion with load and rotational movements, says the orthopaedic doctor in Dwarka.
Everyday activities such as going up and down stairs and getting in and out of the car get more difficult, requiring the support of the hands and the other member to be executed.
7. Feeling of locking, clicking, or crackling of the hip.
In many cases of hip wear, there may be detachments of cartilage fragments and inflammatory process in the joint (synovite).
These factors cause noises called clicking, or the famous “crek crek”, explains the orthopaedic doctor in Dwarka.
8. Decreased ability to walk and use supports
The hip is fundamental for a correct efficient and pain-free gait movement. Hip wear in a load area prevents perfect joint slippage and causes pain at the time of limb support.
This leads to a decrease in the patient’s ability to walk who needs to stop after a few steps for pain relief or the need to use supports such as crutches or walking, explains the orthopaedic in west Delhi.
9. Decrease in sexual activity.
Hip wear can reach many patients with active sex life. This can be a big problem because pain and limitation of movements can decrease the willingness to have sex (libido) or impair the sexual act due to the accentuated symptoms, says the orthopaedic in west Delhi.
10. Discouragement to carry out daily activities.
Hip wear is a progressive and limiting problem. It is very difficult to assimilate the loss of function and quality of life that it causes.
The constant pain and limitation for small daily activities greatly affects the psychological of patients. It’s very difficult to live with that.
When the pain is strong and the discouragement is very strong, it is good to remember that there is always the solution of the surgery. Look for a reliable specialist orthopaedic doctor in west Delhi!
How many of these symptoms do I need to have to have surgery?
There is no specific number of symptoms that define the exact time of performing hip prosthesis surgery.
The higher the number of symptoms and the higher the intensity of them, the greater the chance of a hip replacement surgery in Delhi by a synthetic prosthesis.
