Hip osteoarthritis
Hip osteoarthritis, a breakdown of cartilage in the hip
joint, can often cause symptoms of back, hip, and leg
pain.
Often patients with arthritis in the back will also
have it in other joints, and it can be difficult to
distinguish which area may in fact be the cause of the
patient’s pain. In fact, a missed diagnosis of
hip osteoarthritis as the source of pain is one of the
most common causes of failed low back decompression.
In general, patients with symptomatic hip arthritis
will have significant limitations in their hip motion.
Hip replacement surgery is effective to relieve both
the back and hip pain.
By: Peter
F. Ullrich, Jr., MD
September 8, 1999
Updated February 28, 2001
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