Severe Osteoarthritis of hip with fractured acetabulum

Skunes

Hi

I have recently been diagnosed with severe OA and:#acetabulum. How should I be walking with this?

helpline_team

Hello @Skunes

Thank you for posting on the Online Community. I am sorry to hear you have been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis (OA) of your hip and you also have a hip fracture. It sounds as if you are experiencing a lot of pain. Understandably, you want to make sure you don't make things any worse. The hip joint is  known as a ball-and-socket joint. This is because the top or head of the thigh bone, femur, is shaped like a ball and sits inside a hollow socket in your pelvis called the acetabulum.

If you’ve fallen and hurt your hip you should see your doctor urgently. Fractures around the hip are very common, particularly in people with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis makes bones less dense and fragile, so they break or fracture more easily. There are also other medical conditions which make people more susceptible to fractures.

You may need surgery to fix the damage. Walking with a fracture can make things worse and aggravate the damage done. We would advise you to consult a healthcare professional for further advice as soon as possible. We are not medically trained.

If you would like to have more replies to your post, you are welcome to repost on our Living with Arthritis forum which is a supportive space where you can ask questions and share experiences with others. You are also welcome to call our Free Helpline on 0800 5200 520 weekdays 9am - 6pm if you would like to talk about your arthritis informally and in confidence.

I hope the information given below will be of some help.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/hip-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-hip/

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes,

Fiona, Helpline Advisor