Spinal pathologies
Coxarthrosis or Hip Osteoarthritis
Coxarthrosis or hip osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by the progressive wear and tear of the cartilage of the hip joint, producing pain, stiffness and progressive functional limitation.
The hip joint is one of the body’s main weight-bearing joints and plays an essential role in mobility, stability, and body biomechanics. Joint deterioration can significantly affect gait, functional independence, and the patient’s quality of life.
Hip osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent causes of pain and disability in adults and the elderly.
What happens in hip osteoarthritis?
The hip joint is formed by the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis, covered by articular cartilage that allows smooth, frictionless movement.
With aging and degenerative processes, cartilage can progressively deteriorate, causing:
- Loss of articular cartilage
- Synovial inflammation
- Osteophyte formation
- Stiffness and decreased mobility
- Biomechanical overload
- Pain and functional limitation
In advanced stages, joint deformity and significant deterioration of functional capacity may appear.
What are the most frequent causes?
Coxarthrosis can develop due to multiple factors, including:
- Age-related degeneration
- Biomechanical overload
- Alignment abnormalities and femoroacetabular impingement
- Hip dysplasia
- Previous traumas
- Femoral avascular necrosis
- Inflammatory joint diseases
- Obesity and functional overload
- Genetic and degenerative factors
What are the most common symptoms?
Symptoms usually progress gradually and can vary depending on the degree of joint degeneration.
The most common symptoms include:
- Groin or hip pain
- Pain radiating to thigh or knee
- Rigidity and limited mobility
- Difficulty walking or climbing stairs
- Pain when getting up or standing up
- Gait disturbance
- Sensation of joint locking or stiffness
- Progressive functional limitation
In advanced stages, the pain may appear even at rest or during the night.
Specialized diagnostics and precision medicine
The diagnosis requires adequate clinical and radiological correlation to assess the degree of joint degeneration and the functional impact.
Early diagnosis is essential to delay degenerative progression and preserve joint function.
Treatment of hip osteoarthritis
The treatment will depend on the degree of degeneration and the clinical and functional characteristics of the patient.
At Clínica VERTEBRA we provide a comprehensive and personalized approach to coxarthrosis through conservative, interventional, regenerative and minimally invasive surgical treatments.
Among the available therapeutic options, the following stand out:
- Specialized pharmacological treatment
- Physiotherapy and advanced functional rehabilitation
- Biomechanical re-education and muscle strengthening
- Ultrasound-guided intra-articular infiltrative treatments
- Radiofrequency ablation of sensory nerves in the hip
- Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Cell Therapies
- Minimally invasive techniques and prosthetic surgery in selected cases
Interventional and regenerative techniques allow many patients to reduce pain, improve mobility, and delay the functional progression of the disease.
At VERTEBRA SpinePain & Regenerative SURGERY CENTERS we have advanced experience in the diagnosis and interventional treatment specializing in hip pathology, regenerative medicine and advanced musculoskeletal intervention, offering personalized treatments using techniques of maximum precision.
Our goal is to relieve pain, preserve mobility, and improve the patient’s functionality and quality of life.
VERTEBRA Clinic has a Laboratory with a Clean Room (Safety Level III/IV) for the cultivation and storage of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and other Orthobiological products for AUTOLOGOUS administration (from the patient himself) in degenerative conditions of the Spine and Joints.
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