What it is
Insufficient coverage of the femoral head by the acetabulum or reduced joint control, which may overload the labrum and cartilage.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Groin or lateral-hip pain
- Giving-way, snapping or catching sensations
- Symptoms during long walks, running or single-leg stance
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Hip Dysplasia in the Young Adult.
Literature review · 2016
Hip & Pelvis
When is medical guidance needed?
Trauma with deformity or inability to bear weight, a very painful hip with fever, a child or adolescent with sudden limping, progressive neurological weakness, bladder or bowel change, and unexplained pain with systemic symptoms require prompt medical assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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