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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Osteoarthritis can be diagnosed by a combination of the findings from a history, SYMPTOMS and physical examination. In hisyory is important to know: The age Funcional activity Previous trauma And pattern of arthritic involvement Usually the simptoms referred by the patients are: Pain: progressively increasing; aggravated-movement; eased with continuous movement; commonly in groin/thigh, radiating to buttocks or knee; end stage: constant pain and night pain Stiffness: morning stiffness with end-stage psteoarthritis, usually eased with movement ( less than 1 hour) «Locking» of hip movement Decreased range of motion, leading to joint contractures and muscle atrophy Crepitis with movement Gain abnormalities, hort limb gait, antalgic gait Leg lenght discrepancy Local inflammation The answers for the patients are: Do you sometimes limp? Does your hip feel stiff? Are you losing motion in the hip? Is it difficult to perform daily tasks (walking, housework or tying shoes?) Does the pain limit your activitiees & lifestyle? Does one leg feel «shorter»? Do you experience pain in the groin or front of thigh? Here there are some patologies presenting hip pain divided by age