limited hip motion

What is Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, often abbreviated SCFE , is a disorder of the growing hip in which the head of the femur gradually or suddenly shifts relative to the neck of the femur through a weakened growth plate. The problem occurs…

Symptoms of Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

What are the symptoms of Slipped capital femoral epiphysis? The condition most often causes hip, groin, thigh, or knee pain, a limp, stiffness in the hip, and reduced ability to rotate or move the leg normally. These symptoms develop because the…

Causes of Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, often abbreviated as SCFE, develops when the upper end of the thigh bone becomes mechanically unstable at the growth plate and the femoral head begins to shift relative to the neck of the femur. The condition is…

Treatment for Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

The treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis, or SCFE, usually involves stopping further slippage of the femoral head, stabilizing the growth plate, and correcting or reducing the mechanical stress that caused the displacement. The main approaches are surgical fixation, limited or…

Symptoms of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

The symptoms of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease most often include hip pain, limping, stiffness in the hip joint, reduced range of motion, and pain that may be felt in the thigh or knee rather than only in the hip itself. These symptoms develop…

Causes of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

What causes Legg-Calve-Perthes disease? The condition develops when the blood supply to the femoral head, the rounded top of the thigh bone that fits into the hip socket, becomes reduced or interrupted long enough to injure the growing bone. In children,…

Treatment for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is treated with a combination of observation, pain control, activity modification, physical therapy, bracing in selected cases, and surgery when the hip is at risk of losing shape or function. These treatments do not reverse the initial interruption of…