Hip Pain - Shoulder Injury And Hip Pain - Dislocation
Hip pain is a common problem but yesterday I encountered an unusual presentation where a fall causing a shoulder injury was also the trigger for an ongoing painful hip.
One of my patients sustained a bad fall when walking down a flight of steps - landing onto the very tip of the right shoulder. Dislocation seemed like a possibility when the paramedic crew arrived to help out but this was quickly excluded by clinical tests and an x-ray.
The shoulder pain quickly settled over the following few days but ongoing hip pain around the upper outer part of the thigh. Bruising appeared and persisted for about ten days and from that time on there was severe tenderness around the prominent bone at the top of the femur.
A specialist in sports injury eventually diagnosed a condition called Trochanteric Bursitis and the lady came my way for injection treatment.
I'm pleased to say that injection into the bursa settled the hip pain within about five days and she has now returned to normal life again. Bursa pain around the hip is common after a heavy fall and often responds well to an injection of steroid.
Youch ..... !
One of my patients sustained a bad fall when walking down a flight of steps - landing onto the very tip of the right shoulder. Dislocation seemed like a possibility when the paramedic crew arrived to help out but this was quickly excluded by clinical tests and an x-ray.
The shoulder pain quickly settled over the following few days but ongoing hip pain around the upper outer part of the thigh. Bruising appeared and persisted for about ten days and from that time on there was severe tenderness around the prominent bone at the top of the femur.
A specialist in sports injury eventually diagnosed a condition called Trochanteric Bursitis and the lady came my way for injection treatment.
I'm pleased to say that injection into the bursa settled the hip pain within about five days and she has now returned to normal life again. Bursa pain around the hip is common after a heavy fall and often responds well to an injection of steroid.
Youch ..... !
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