Hip joint

Looks like

A deep ball-and-socket where the top of the thigh bone sits in the hip bone's cup.

What it does

Carries the body's weight and allows the leg to swing in every direction.

Keeping it well

Strong glutes, weight control, walking. Replacement works very well when wear becomes disabling.

Its parts

• Articular capsule of hip joint
• Descending part of iliofemoral ligament
• Frenula capsulae
• Ischiofemoral ligament
• Ligament of head of femur
• Pubofemoral ligament
• Transverse acetabular ligament
• Transverse part of iliofemoral ligament
• Zona orbicularis

Related conditions

• Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip
• Gout
• Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
• Lyme disease
• Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Perthes disease
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Septic arthritis
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Temporomandibular joint disorder