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Conclusions: DXA parameters can significantly contribute to the prediction of progression in patients with hip osteoarthritis. The analysis of the DXA differences between the hips of the patient represents a small but significant contribution to this prediction. These analyses show the importance of bone density changes in the etiology of OA.
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry...

Osteoarthritis (OA), formerly called degenerative joint disease, is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the United States (1). Clinically, patients with OA of the hip experience pain localized to the groin and anterior or lateral thigh, morning stiffness, and gel phenomenon, and, on physical examination, they usually have limitation...

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of morbidity in older populations. Exercise therapy may offer benefit,[1] but most of the exercise recommendations for hip OA are derived from studies in knee OA.[2] The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the benefits of hip-specific exercise therapy.
The authors identified 8...

Osteoarthritis is a common, chronic condition which requires an individualised management plan involving multiple kinds of treatment.
Exercise programs and the Arthritis
Self-Management Program reduce pain and disability associated with osteoarthritis.
Paracetamol is the most appropriate first-line analgesic.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be used as second-line analgesia on an as-needed basis (including continuous...

February 27, 2008 — The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) has issued 25 evidence-based, expert consensus recommendations for the management of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee. These guidelines, which are published in the February issue of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, were intended to be adapted for use in different...

Hip: - clinical features:
- pain on wt-bearing felt in the groin, buttock, or medial thigh;
- trendelenburg gait will decrease mechanical stress on joint and thereby lessen pain (see...

The etiology of osteoarthritis of the hip has long been considered secondary (eg, to congenital or developmental deformities) or primary (presuming some underlying abnormality of articular cartilage). Recent information supports a hypothesis that so-called primary osteoarthritis is also secondary to subtle developmental abnormalities and the mechanism in these cases is...

November 30, 2007 — Patients who undergo total hip replacement for osteoarthritis (OA) report a noticeable long-term improvement in physical functioning, whereas age-matched population controls show a decline in function, according to the results of a study reported in the December issue of Arthritis Care Research.(Arthritis Care Res. 2007;57(8):1375–1380.)
Although total...

Reijman et al 2004 Annals Rheumatic Diseases
Objectives: To compare the reliability and validity in a large open population of three frequently used radiological definitions of hip osteoarthritis (OA): Kellgren and Lawrence grade, minimal joint space (MJS), and Croft grade; and to investigate whether the validity of the three definitions of...