Osteoarthritis affects the vast majority of the population above the age of 60 and is one of the commonest  diseases known. It can be severely disabling but joint replacement surgery can resolve the problem and make a huge difference to a patients quality of life.

Some less common and less intrusive causes of hip pain include trochanteric bursitis. This is inflammation of the bursa and is usually associated with pain on lying directly on the affected hip. Other tendons such as the psoas and adductors can also become inflamed in the active adult.

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