Inability to bend, straighten, or move leg normally
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Inability to bend, straighten, or move leg normally
It is normal to have some decreased movement if the tissues around a hip joint swell after an injury. As the pain and swelling go away, normal movement will generally return.
Decreased movement can also be caused by a more serious problem, such as:
- Damage to muscles, tendons, bones, or nerves from an injury.
- An inflammatory reaction, such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, which causes inflamed, swollen joints that are often stiff and painful.
- Infection or an inflammatory reaction in or around the hip joint, such as (septic arthritis), bursa (septic bursitis), or bone (osteomyelitis).
Treatment for a hip problem or injury depends on the location, type, and severity of the injury as well as your age, general health, and activity level.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | September 20, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 20, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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