title: [Atraumatic hip pain in young adults].
abstract: Hip pain in the young adult is a disabling pathophysiological process may be related to multiple etiologies. The process must be determined in order to make a diagnosis and follow-up treatment. The case is presented of a 29 year old woman with anemia, atraumatic hip pain on the right side, and a limp of one month onset. The differential diagnosis includes infectious, rheumatological, tumor, avascular necrosis of hip, hip impingement, hip dysplasia, osteoarthritis and other syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España. Electronic address: manuelgonzalezmurillo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Murillo
authors.affiliation: Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Turcu
authors.affiliation: Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: De Nicolás Navas
authors.affiliation: Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeguas Bermejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Adulto joven; Anemia drepanocítica; Avascular necrosis hip; Necrosis avascular cadera; Sickle cell disease; Young adult