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Clinical Evaluation of Hip Function: Essential Features in the History

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The history is an important (and often overlooked) part of identifying the hip at risk and defining who is a candidate for hip surgery. Obtaining a deliberate and focused history allows the orthopedic surgeon to best determine the pathology behind the patient’s symptoms and how to appropriately intervene. The history starts with the chief complaint and progresses to the history of present illness. Fettering out the details regarding the localization, onset, and inciting activities to the patient’s symptoms provides the examiner with a wealth of diagnostic knowledge. These details along with the past medical and surgical history help to differentiate hip pathology from “hip mimickers” and decide if consultations from other specialties are warranted. The historical part of the exam ends with information regarding social and family history—which bring about perioperative and genetic risks that may have otherwise been overlooked. In order to optimize patient care, we recommend a methodical approach to obtain the patient history.

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  1. Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Allston J. Stubbs MD, MBA

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park, NY, 11040, USA

    Elizabeth A. Howse MD

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  1. Orthopedic Surgery, Hip Joint Arthroplasty, Hip Arthroscopy Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Joseph C. McCarthy

  2. Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education, Houston, Texas, USA

    Philip C. Noble

  3. Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon Orthopedics, The Villar Bajwa Practice, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Richard N. Villar

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Stubbs, A.J., Howse, E.A. (2017). Clinical Evaluation of Hip Function: Essential Features in the History. In: McCarthy, J., Noble, P., Villar, R. (eds) Hip Joint Restoration. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0694-5_12

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