Hip pain is a common complaint that can be caused by a wide variety of problems. The precise location of hip pain can provide clues about the underlying cause.

Problems within the hip joint itself tend to result in pain on the inside of the hip or the groin. Hip pain on the outside of the hip, upper thigh or outer buttock is usually caused by problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround the hip joint.

Hip pain can sometimes be caused by diseases and conditions in other areas of the body, such as the lower back. This type of pain is called referred pain.

Hip pain may be caused by arthritis, injuries or other problems.

Arthritis

1. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
2. Osteoarthritis (the most common type of arthritis)
3. Psoriatic arthritis
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Septic arthritis

Injuries

1. Bursitis (A condition in which small sacs that cushion the bones, tendons and muscles near joints become inflamed.)
2. Dislocation: First aid
3. Hip fracture
4. Hip labral tear
5. Inguinal hernia (A condition in which tissue bulges through a weak spot in the muscles of the abdomen and can descend into the scrotum.)
6. Sprains (Stretching or tearing of a tissue band called a ligament, which connects two bones together in a joint.)
7. Tendinitis (A condition that happens when swelling called inflammation affects a tendon.)

Pinched nerves

1. Meralgia paresthetica
2. Sacroiliitis
3. Sciatica (Pain that travels along the path of a nerve that runs from the lower back down to each leg.)

Cancer

1. Advanced (metastatic) cancer that has spread to the bones
2. Bone cancer
3. Leukemia

Other problems

1. Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) (The death of bone tissue due to limited blood flow.)
2. Fibromyalgia
3. Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (in children)
4. Osteomyelitis
5. Osteoporosis
6. Synovitis

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