Annals of Saudi Medicine (Jan 2009)

Transient osteoporosis of the hip.

  • McWalter Patricia,
  • Hassan Ahmed

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 2
pp. 146 – 148

Abstract

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Transient osteoporosis of the hip is an uncommon cause of hip pain, mostly affecting healthy middle-aged men and also women in the third trimester of pregnancy. We present a case of transient osteoporosis of the hip in a 33-year-old non-pregnant female patient. This case highlights the importance of considering a diagnosis of transient osteoporosis of the hip in patients who present with hip pain.