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Your hip is one of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body. This flexible joint can move forward, backwards, from side to side, and even twist, allowing you to walk, sit, bend, and turn.

This wide range of motion is possible because the hip, like your shoulder, is a ball-and-socket joint. The hip joint is where the ball-like top of your thigh bone (your femur) fits into a socket or cup-shaped hole in your pelvic bone.

To keep the hip joint moving smoothly, a complex network of bones, cartilage, muscles, ligaments, and tendons must all work together. This complex design creates a very stable joint with wide mobility.

While hips are strong, they can be injured through sports, running, overuse or falling.

Hip Resources

Broken Bones and Other Injuries

• Hip Dislocation
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Fractures
• Hip Strains
• Muscle Strains in the Thigh
• Pelvis Fractures

Diseases and Syndromes

• Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia paresthetica)
• Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH)
• Hip Bursitis
• Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip
• Osteonecrosis of the Hip
• Perthes Disease
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
• Snapping Hip
• Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip

Treatment and Rehabilitation

Joint Replacement

• Getting "Hip" to Joint Replacement Surgery
• Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery
• Hip Implants
• Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement
• Total Hip Replacement

Postoperative Care

• Activities After Hip Replacement
• Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide

Prevention and Safety

• Falls and Hip Fractures
• Live It Safe
• Live it Safe: Prevent Broken Hips
• Preventing Hip Fractures

Additional Resources on the Hip

Specialized Care

Baylor College of Medicine offers comprehensive, specialized care for the treatment of hip disorders and injuries. Our physicians are specially trained and experienced in joint reconstruction, hip replacements, and other surgical and nonsurgical treatments.

As Baylor College of Medicine faculty members, our physicians not only provide expert clinical and surgical care, they also serve as researchers and educators for one of the nation's leading medical schools. As a result, they offer firsthand knowledge of the latest advancements in orthopedic surgery, and the ability to translate those advancements into better treatment for your hip injury or disorder.

Our Hip Specialists

Melvyn A. Harrington Jr., MD

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthritis and joint reconstruction, including total and minimally invasive knee and hip replacements.

Brian S. Parsley, MD

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and adult reconstructive surgery.

Appointments

713.986.6016

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