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Hip Problems,Age 12 and Older

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If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

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If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

Hip injury: Go to the topic Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older.
Bleeding: Go to the topic Cuts or Puncture Wounds.


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Do you have hip pain or tenderness?


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Are you unable to bend, straighten, or move your leg normally?


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Do you have hip pain with numbness or tingling in the hip, groin, or leg?


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Do you have any signs of inflammation or infection?


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Do you have pale, white, blue, or cold skin after a brace, cast, or splint was put on?


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Did you feel or hear a snap, pop, or grating in your hip?


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Does your hip feel loose or unstable after hip surgery or hip replacement?


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Do you have severe hip pain?


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Is your hip red, hot, and swollen?


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Are you not able to put weight on the affected leg?


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Do you know or think you have a fever?


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Do you have a limp?


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Do you still have moderate hip pain, a limp, or are not able to move your hip normally after 24 hours of home treatment?


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Have you had mild hip pain off and on without other symptoms for 2 weeks or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


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Are you not able to bend, straighten, or move your leg normally?


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Have you had hip surgery and now:Have moderate to severe hip pain?Cannot move the hip or leg?Have new weakness or numbness in the hip or leg?Know or think you have a fever?


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Do you have hip stiffness or cannot move your leg normally after 48 hours of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


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Do you have hip pain with new numbness or tingling?


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Has numbness or tingling become worse since you were seen by a doctor?


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Do you have hip pain for 24 hours with numbness or tingling that comes and goes and you have not seen a doctor?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


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Do you have increased swelling, redness, or warmth around the hip?


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Do you have increased pain with any little movement of the hip?


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Do you have red streaks extending from the hip?


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Is the hip extremely tender to the touch?


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Do you have any drainage of pus from the hip?


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Do you know or think you have a fever?


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Do you have diabetes?


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Do you have peripheral arterial disease?


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Do you have a disease or take medicine that causes problems with your immune system?


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Do you have mild pain and swelling with redness less than around the hip?


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Have you had swollen glands (lymph nodes) in your groin for 24 hours or longer?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


	Yes

Do you have pale, white, blue, or cold skin after a brace, cast, or splint was put on?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


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Does your hip feel loose or unstable since you felt or heard a snap or pop in your hip?


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Are you having a hard time walking since you felt or heard a snap or pop in your hip?


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Have you had a painful snapping feeling in your hip with movement (such as when you sit or squat) for 48 hours or longer but you are still able to walk normally?


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Have you had a snapping or grating feeling in your hip but you do not have pain?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.


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Does your hip feel loose or unstable?


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Has your hip felt loose or unstable off and on for 1 week?


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Has your hip felt loose or unstable and your symptoms have become worse since you were seen by a doctor?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Other Symptoms to Watch For

If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

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Last Updated: August 18, 2010

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