Hip bursitis is inflammation of one of the hip’s bursa, cushions that protect tendons and muscles from rubbing against bone.
your doctor will also conduct a physical exam, which will involve moving your child’s legs through their range of movement.medical history – to get a better understanding of the situation your doctor will ask you when you first noticed the symptoms, what makes the symptoms worse, what makes them better, if there are any other health issues.Your doctor will do a number of examinations and tests to work out what’s causing your child’s symptoms. Without enough oxygen and nutrients, the bone cells of the femoral head die. It is not known what causes this to occur. In children with Perthes’ disease blood supply to the femoral head is disrupted. Blood provides your bones with oxygen and other nutrients. Your bones needs a regular supply of blood to stay healthy.
worsening pain and limping as time goes by.shortening of the affected leg, leading to uneven leg length.thinner thigh muscles on the affected leg.pain in the knee, thigh or groin when putting weight on the affected leg or moving the hip joint.stiffness and reduced range of movement in the hip joint.an occasional limp in the earlier stages.The symptoms of Perthes' disease include: Perthes' disease is also known as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease or coxa plana. Most children with Perthes' disease eventually recover, but it can take anywhere from two to five years for the femoral head to regrow and return to normal, or close to normal. In most cases only one hip joint is affected. Boys are more likely to develop Perthes’s disease than girls. In the case of Perthes' disease, this ball (femoral head) is softened and eventually damaged due to an inadequate blood supply to the bone cells. The top end of the thigh bone (femur) is shaped like a ball so that it can fit snugly into the hip socket. Perthes' disease is a condition of the hip joint that tends to affect children between the ages of three and 11 years.