Or you may need steroid shots to reduce pain and swelling.
Fluid in hip joint treatment.
You may need another shot after a few months.
Get a synovial fluid analysis.
Our joints normally have a modest amount of liquid between them.
Surgery is rarely needed to treat bursitis.
Steroid shots are usually very effective in treating bursitis.
Your doctor might order an ultrasound of your child s hip to check for fluid in the joint which is a sign of inflammation.
The hip joint consists of the hip socket acetabulum and the femoral head caput femoris.
The hip joint contains bones tendons muscles ligaments and fluid filled sacs called bursa.
It s used only when all other treatments fail.
If your joint swelling is ongoing then your doctor may decide to do a synovial fluid analysis to determine the cause.
For this procedure your doctor will numb your joint with a local anesthetic and then draw out some of the fluid from your joint using a syringe.
The joint is lined by the synovium which produces an oil like fluid that lubricates the cartilage to minimize friction.
Hip effusion is characterized by an abnormal fluid accumulation in the joint space that leads to swelling and pain of the hip joint.
This fluid acts as a lubricant to the joints and tendons.
If these treatments don t help you may need to have fluid taken out of the bursa.
The articular surfaces are coated with a cartilage layer a few mm thick which reduces the load on the articular surfaces.
Problems arise when the cartilage synovium and bone tissue break down.
Blood tests can show how severe the swelling is.
Then the fluid will be sent to a lab for analysis.
This ball and socket joint the body s largest fits together in a way that allows for fluid movement.
The hip joint can withstand repeated motion and a fair amount of wear and tear.
Many repeated loads or one violent load can cause an inflammation of the synovial membrane synovitis fluid formation swelling restriction of movement and pain.
