Hip Pain: Joint, Tendon or Referred?
Patients often point to the side of the hip and call it “hip arthritis”. Side pain is frequently tendon or bursal. True hip-joint pain more often sits in the groin and is provoked by rotation or putting on socks.
Sorting this out avoids unnecessary fear of replacement — and also avoids missing arthritis that really is ready for a different conversation.
Causes and evaluation
Osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, fractures after a fall, femoroacetabular impingement in selected younger adults, and trochanteric pain syndrome are all in the differential. X-rays of the hip and pelvis are often the first imaging. MRI is used when X-rays are inconclusive and the story suggests AVN or labral pathology.
Why consult Dr. Rahul Kumar?
Dr. Rahul Kumar is an orthopaedic, arthroscopy, trauma and sports injury surgeon consulting in Sector 34, Noida and Greater Noida West. Care is planned around examination findings and your activity goals, with surgery discussed only when it is likely to help. Individual results vary.
Return to work and activity
Desk work, driving, standing jobs and sport all restart on different timelines. Those dates are set after examination and, if you have had surgery, according to what was repaired. This page cannot give a personal clearance.
Questions patients often ask
Related treatments: Hip replacement · Joint preservation · Arthroscopy
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This page is educational. It is not personal medical advice and is not a substitute for examination, imaging review or treatment planned in clinic.
- Author / reviewer
- Dr. Rahul Kumar
- Qualifications
- MBBS, M.S. Orthopedics, MRCS (Edinburgh), FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-29
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
Awaiting medical review by Dr. Rahul Kumar
Hospital OPD
MASSH – Manas Superspeciality Hospital
A93, Main Road Gijhor, Block A, Sector 34, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307
- Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Sunday: By appointment
Hospital-based orthopaedic consultation, trauma assessment and surgical care planning.
Evening clinic
Samavyan Orthopedic Clinic
Villa No. 3, Apex Golf Avenue, Greater Noida West, Sector 1, Uttar Pradesh 201318
- Monday–Saturday: 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
- Sunday: By appointment
Evening orthopaedic consultation for sports injuries, joint pain, follow-up and second opinions.