
Does This Patient Have Hip Osteoarthritis? Interview with Dr David Metcalfe
JAMAevidence The Rational Clinical Examination
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How Common Is Hip Osteoarthritis?
Hip osteoarthritis affects around 6% of people aged over 60. Around a third of patients seen by a primary care practitioner for pain around the hip will have radiographic evidence of hip osteoarth arthritis. Talk to me a little bit about hip motion. Can you describe the plane's emotion so that I can figure out why certain activities may affect the discomfort while others don't?
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