Causes

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

Arthritis

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (formerly known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)
• Osteoarthritis (disease causing the breakdown of joints)
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
• Septic arthritis

Injuries

• Bursitis (joint inflammation)
• Dislocation
• Hip fracture
• Hip labral tear
• Inguinal hernia
• Sprains
• Tendinitis

Pinched nerves

• Meralgia paresthetica
• Sacroiliitis
• Sciatica

Cancer

• Advanced (metastatic) cancer that has spread to the bones
• Bone cancer
• Leukemia

Other problems

• Avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue due to limited blood flow)
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (in children)
• Osteomyelitis (a bone infection)
• Osteoporosis
• Synovitis