This 67-year-old lady presented with worsening bilateral hip pain. Her symptoms were primarily in the groin with pain moving to the knee. We call this referred pain. This is due to the nerve innervation between the hip and the knee being shared giving a sense of perception that the pain is originating from the knee. However, due to severe hip pathology, the…
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This 67-year-old lady presented with worsening bilateral hip pain. Her symptoms were primarily in the groin with pain moving to the knee. We call this referred pain. This is due to the nerve innervation between the hip and the knee being shared giving a sense of perception that the pain is originating from the knee. However, due to severe hip pathology, the…
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This 94 year old lady presented with worsening hip pain. Her symptoms were all aggravated over a 1 week history. She had previous fracture fixation done three years ago in a different hospital. Initial recovery was suboptimal with pull out of screws as can be seen from the last X-ray. She was coping with limited ambulation and decision was made in view…
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This 94 year old lady presented with worsening hip pain. Her symptoms were all aggravated over a 1 week history. She had previous fracture fixation done three years ago in a different hospital. Initial recovery was suboptimal with pull out of screws as can be seen from the last X-ray. She was coping with limited ambulation and decision was made in view…
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