Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Hip pain when walking has various causes that affect the bones, joints, ...

The greater trochanter bursa is located on the outside bony prominence of your hip. The bursa is a jelly-like lubricating sac that reduces friction between bone and tissue.

Trochanteric bursitis is a type of inflammation that affects your hips. Here’s how to recognize it, treat it -- and prevent it.

Hip fractures occur in the area of the trochanter 50 percent of the time and in the femoral neck 40 percent of the time (10 percent involve either just the femoral head or the femur just under the ...

Patients who received intramedullary nails (IMNs) to repair trochanteric fractures reported no difference in health-related quality of life compared with those who received sliding hip screws (SHS ...

Women are at a higher risk of hip fractures when compared to men. This increased risk is largely attributed to hormonal shifts and lower bone density in women. The sudden drop in estrogen after ...

Comparison of a sliding hip screw with a trochanteric lateral support plate to an intramedullary hip screw for fixation of unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures: A cadaver study.

Hip fractures are one of the most common types of fracture – which disproportionately affect women.

WebMD explains snapping hip syndrome, including its causes, symptoms, treatments, and exercises that may help.

Introduction Effective treatment of hip pain leads to improved quality of life and population health. This is dependent on accurate differential diagnosis. While hip osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis is ...

"Trochanteric hip fracture occurs between the lesser and greater trochanters." Trochanters are the bony prominences near the end of the thighbone. The researchers compared the women and men with lupus ...