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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 70-year-old man reports a gradual onset of hip pain that has limited his activities for about a year. The pain initially occurred only with walking and was limited to the anterior hip area but now has spread to the side of the hip and is present at rest. He has no history of injury to the hip, back, or lower back . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Diagnosis

            Medical History and Physical Examination

            Laboratory Tests

Treatment

            Lifestyle Interventions

            Pharmacologic Therapy

            Surgical Approaches

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Department of Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical School, Sacramento.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Lane at the Department of Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical School, 4800 Second Ave., Suite 2600, Sacramento, CA 95817, or at nelane@ucdavis.edu.

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Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Hando B. R., Gill N. W. III, Beaty J., Jacobs J. J., Berry D., Lane N. E.
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N Engl J Med 2008; 358:534-535, Jan 31, 2008. Correspondence

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