The hip joint is a ball and socket joint and is the largest weight-bearing joint in the human body. The head of the thigh bone or femur forms the “ball” and the acetabulum of the pelvis is the “socket”. These bones join together to form the hip joint.
The hip joint is made up of:
The hip joint may become painful and inflamed due to various conditions.
Hip joint injections can help diagnose the source of pain as well as alleviate the discomfort. A hip joint injection is a mixture of an anesthetic which blocks pain impulses and a steroid which reduces inflammation to the area. Hip joint injections are a conservative treatment approach to relieve hip pain.
The hip joint helps to bear your body’s weight while standing, walking and running. The joint may become painful and inflamed due to overuse, trauma or certain medical conditions such as osteoarthritis, leading to pain in the hip, low back, buttock or leg. The pain may increase with certain activities and movements.
Hip joint injections are usually indicated to treat hip joint pain not relieved by other conservative treatment options.
Conditions treated with hip joint injections include:
Hip joint injection is performed with the patient sedated lying face up on an X-ray table.
An injection of anesthetic and steroid medicine is then administered.
Your doctor will prescribe medication and ice pack applications to help relieve any pain and soreness at the injection site.
You are advised not to drive, bathe or shower immediately after the procedure. The anesthetic in the injection usually has an immediate effect. The steroid component will start to show effects in 2-3 days.
Risks and complications with this procedure are rare and include
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