- Osteoarthritis, which is a form of wear-and-tear arthritis, commonly affects the hip joint. A degenerative condition that results in a gradual erosion of the hip joint cartilage, hip osteoarthritis typically causes significant hip joint pain and stiffness.
- An autoimmune disorder that occurs as the body's immune system attacks its own organs and tissues, rheumatoid arthritis can affect the hip joint and, in severe cases, cause significant hip joint deformity and extreme hip pain.
- A condition that is normally caused by a hip joint injury, avascular necrosis of the hip joint occurs when blood flow to the ball of the hip joint, the femoral head, becomes compromised, resulting in gradual bone death. In severe cases, avascular necrosis can cause total collapse of the femoral head.
- Hip dysplasia is a developmental disorder that results in a misshapen or malformed hip joint. A condition that generally causes restricted hip joint movement as well as varying degrees of hip joint pain, hip dysplasia is a leading cause of hip osteoarthrits.
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, or SCFE, is a disorder affecting the adolescent hip joint. This disorder causes the femoral head to slide, or slip, along the epiphysis, which is the main growth center of the upper femur. The greater the degree of slippage of the femoral head, the greater the degree of hip joint deformity and hip pain.
