Victorian government portal for older people, with information about government and community services and programs. Type a minimum of three characters then press UP or DOWN on the keyboard to navigate the autocompleted search results. The hip joint is the largest joint of the human body. It is a ball and socket joint. The thigh bone femur ends with a rounded projection or ball femoral head , which fits into the socket acetabulum of the pelvic girdle.

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Your hip bones are part of your pelvis. When your hips are uneven, with one hip higher than the other, it means your pelvis is tilted. This is also called a lateral pelvic tilt, and only a few things cause it. The symptoms and treatment depend on the reason your hips are uneven. Correcting uneven hips when the measured length of your legs is unequal is more difficult. According to the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America , treatment is based on the difference in leg length:.
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Articles in the December issue discuss various health issues affecting school-aged children, including acne, eczema and growth disorders. Volume 43, No. Traditionally, the management of hip pain has been well defined by age groups such as the limping child and older patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis OA. However, young adults typically aged 16—50 years with persistent hip pain who do not have OA or a childhood hip disorder have presented a diagnostic challenge and their management less well defined. We present a clinical review intended as a guide for general practitioners to aid the identification of such patients through focused history taking and examination.
The hip bone os coxae , innominate bone , pelvic bone [1] or coxal bone is a large irregular bone , constricted in the center and expanded above and below. In some vertebrates including humans before puberty it is composed of three parts: the ilium , ischium , and the pubis. The two hip bones join at the pubic symphysis and together with the sacrum and coccyx the pelvic part of the spine comprise the skeletal component of the pelvis — the pelvic girdle which surrounds the pelvic cavity. They are connected to the sacrum, which is part of the axial skeleton , at the sacroiliac joint. Each hip bone is connected to the corresponding femur thigh bone forming the primary connection between the bones of the lower limb and the axial skeleton through the large ball and socket joint of the hip.