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Injuries about the hip make up approximately 6% of all sports injuries, but their sequelae can have a lasting impact on an athlete’s career. The understanding and treatment of these injuries has progressed recently, and the importance of appropriate identification and treatment in the acute setting is outlined in this chapter. Hip injuries can vary from muscle and tendon strains to more severe injuries such as fractures or dislocations. Team providers should have a high level of suspicion for these injuries in high-impact sports including football, basketball, hockey, dance, and gymnastics. Pediatric, adolescent, and adult injuries can differ as the athlete becomes skeletally mature and an age-appropriate differential for these injuries should be in the forefront of the provider’s mind when evaluating acute hip pain in an athlete. Time to return to sport varies by injury type but usually can occur between 2 weeks and 3 months.

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    Stephanie W. Mayer & Rebecca Griffith

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Mayer, S.W., Spahn, K.M., Griffith, R. (2020). Hip Joint. In: Khodaee, M., Waterbrook, A., Gammons, M. (eds) Sports-related Fractures, Dislocations and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36790-9_22

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