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1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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2 Can the patient walk or bear weight without pain
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3 Is there obvious deformity with the injured leg being shortened?
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4 Is the patient able to move their injured leg in any direction without pain?
Dislocation
1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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2 Can the patient walk or bear weight without pain?
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3 Is there obvious deformity with the injured leg being shortened?
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5 Is there swelling and/or bruising around the hip and groin and is it painful to touch?
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6 Is the injured leg externally rotated?
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7 Is the patient able to lift their injured leg straight off the bed without pain?
Fracture
1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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8 Is the pain and stiffness worse in the morning and the patient over 50yrs old?
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9 Do they have reduced passive range in flexion and rotation on the painful hip?
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10 Is combined hip flexion/ abduction/and external rotation painful, or Is a Thomas test positive?
Osteoarthritis
1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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8 Is the pain and stiffness worse in the morning and the patient over 50yrs old?
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11 Is there groin pain when walking or running?
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12 Is there weakness or pain on resisted hip flexion or external rotation?
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13 Is hip flexion/adduction/internal rotation painful when combined?
Impingement
1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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8 Is the pain and stiffness worse in the morning and the patient over 50yrs old?
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11 Is there groin pain when walking or running?
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14 Is there pain when lying on their painful hip?
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15 Stand on bad leg for 30 seconds, is this painful?
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16 Is it painful to palpate locally? Test resisted hip using external rotation
Tendinopathy/ bursitis
1 Has there been a fall/RTA/trauma?
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8 Is the pain and stiffness worse in the morning and the patient over 50yrs old?
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11 Is there groin pain when walking or running?
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14 Is there pain when lying on their painful hip?
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17 Is there pain into the groin with resisted hip adduction and passive hip abduction?
Adductor tendinopathy