What is a hip-pointer injury? What are the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of hip pointer injuries in shoulder and knee clinic?
Hip pointer injuries are most common in contact sports athletes such as hockey, football, and lacrosse players. However, they can also occur in mountain athletes.
What is a hip-pointer injury?
A hip pointer refers to a concussion of the iliac crest or greater trochanteric area of the femur after trauma in shoulder and knee clinic.
Translated: The hip pointer injury, also known as is a bruise at the top of the hip bone. It is often caused by a collision.
The ilium, which is the largest of the three bones that make up the hip joint is the curved superior edge of the ilium of shoulder and knee clinic. Your hands should be touching the skin above your iliac crest if you place them on your hips. A hip pointer injury to the iliac crown can be described as a painful bruise at the top of your hip bone.
However, a hip pointer injury to the greater trochanteric area can cause hip pointer pain to the lateral (outside), side of the hip below the head. trochanteric Bursitis may develop from a hip injury. However, it is important to remember that trochanteric pain can result from trauma and trochanteric pain can be caused by a variety of causes.
Common Causes
Hip and pelvis injuries are less common in all sports than ankle and knee injuries. Hip pointer injuries are only a small percentage of hip injuries. However, athletes tend to have less fatty tissue over the iliac and greater trochanteric regions of the hip making them more vulnerable to injury and direct impact.
You can get hip pointer injuries from:
Rugby and football tackles
Checks in hockey
Dives in volleyball
Skiing and snowboarding falls and tree impacts
Crash on a bicycle
Mountain biking accidents and impacts with trees
Bouldering, top-rope, and lead falls in climbing
Any direct impact that breaks down the soft tissues around or in the greater trochanteric area of the iliac Crest or greater trochanteric regions (car crashes, slip-and-falls, etc.)
Hip Pointer Symptoms
A hip pointer injury can be characterized by immediate, often excruciating, pain following a direct impact.
You may also notice other hip pointer symptoms:
Bruising
Swelling
Decline in strength
There is a limited range of motion in the hips and legs
Muscle spasms
Pain worsens with movement
Diagnosis
A physical examination by an orthopedist or athletic trainer will usually diagnose hip pointer injuries. They are often self-explanatory. Your hip specialist may order X-rays or a CT scan if they are concerned about the severity and persistence of your injury.
Hip Pointer Treatment and Recovery Time
Many athletes know the acronym RICE (rest ice compression, elevation) to treat non-surgical injuries. However, many orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and physical therapists rely on POLICE to provide comprehensive, conservative treatment for many orthopedic injuries.
Protect
Protect your injured hip by immediately stopping all activity and resting when necessary. To relieve pain and discomfort, you can use crutches, scooters, or other assistive devices if necessary.
Optimum Loading
For healing, keep your muscles flexible and move at a gentle pace. Stretches, hip pointer exercises, and short walks all can help with healing.
Ice
Ice should be applied in 10-minute intervals for up to 24 hours following injury.
A hip pointer is an injury to the hips or iliac crest, and/or the greater trochanteric regions of the foot following trauma.
Transliteration: An injury to the hip pointer is a bruise on either the front or top of the hip bone. This is most often caused by an accident.
The ilium is one of three bones that form the hip joint. The iliac crest, the curved top border of the Ilium, is the largest. If you placed your hands on your hips and pressed down, your fingers would rest on the skin just above the iliac crown. A hip pointer injury at the iliac crest is a painful bruise on your hip bone.
Hip pointer injuries in the greater trochanteric regions can result in pain in the hips that is lateral to the hip, just below the head. trochanteric bursitis is possible from a hip-pointer injury. However, you must note that trochanteric bursitis can also occur from traumatic impacts.
Common Causes
Hip, pelvis, and ankle injuries in all sport are less common than those in knee and ankle. Although hip pointer injuries make up only a fraction, they are more common than other hip injuries due to the absence of fatty tissue in the greater trochanteric and iliac regions in athletes.
Hip Pointer Symptoms
Hip pointer injuries are often characterized by severe pain that is felt immediately after an impact.
The following are other symptoms of hip pointer syndromes:
- Bruising
- Swelling
- Decline of strength
- Limiting the range of motion at the hip and leg
- Muscle spasms
- Movement can worsen pain
Diagnosis
Because hip pointer injuries are self-evident, they are most often diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist. Your hip specialist may request X-rays and a CT scan to assess the severity of your injury.
Hip Pointer Treatment & Recovery
While athletes may be familiar with RICE (rest. ice. compression. elevation) as a way to treat non-surgical injuries, many physical therapists and orthopedic surgeons now use POLICE to provide conservative, comprehensive care for many orthopedic conditions.
Protect
First, stop doing anything and take the time to rest your injured hip. You can use crutches or scooters to reduce the pain and discomfort.
Optimum Loading
You can promote healing by moving gently and increasing loads at a moderate pace. Hip pointer exercises stretch, and short walks can all aid in healing.
Ice
Ice can be applied in 10-minute increments as many times as necessary for the first 24 to 48 hours following injury.
Compression
Compression is almost impossible after hip pointer injuries because the area is too big to use appropriate compression.
Elevation
Even though it may seem awkward, elevating your injured hip or leg above your heart will reduce swelling, pain, and discomfort. You can elevate your injured hip or leg with pillows, cushions, or other supports.
Hip Pointer Injury Recovery Time
It is important that you allow your hip to heal properly before returning for sports and other activities. You can easily aggravate the injury. The average healing time for hip pointer injuries is between one to four weeks. More severe injuries may take longer. Even though hip pointer surgery has a low incidence, severe injuries can cause a hematoma or fracture. This may require surgery to remove fluid or repair the injury.
A hip pointer refers to a concussion of the iliac crest or greater trochanteric area of the femur after a trauma.
Translated: The hip pointer injury, also known as is a bruise at the top of the hip bone. It is often caused by a collision.
The ilium, which is the largest of the three bones that make up the hip joint is the curved superior edge of the ilium. Your hands should be touching the skin above your iliac crest if you place them on your hips. A hip pointer injury to the iliac crown can be described as a painful bruise at the top of your hip bone.
However, a hip pointer injury to the greater trochanteric area can cause hip pointer pain to the lateral (outside), side of the hip below the head. trochanteric Bursitis may develop from a hip injury. However, it is important to remember that trochanteric pain can result from trauma and trochanteric pain can be caused by a variety of causes.
Common Causes
Hip and pelvis injuries are less common in all sports than ankle and knee injuries. Hip pointer injuries are only a small percentage of hip injuries. However, athletes tend to have less fatty tissue over the iliac and greater trochanteric regions of the hip making them more vulnerable to injury and direct impact.
You can get hip pointer injuries from:
- Rugby and football tackles
- Checks in hockey
- Dives in volleyball
- Skiing and snowboarding falls and tree impacts
- Crash on a bicycle
- Mountain biking accidents and impacts with trees
- Bouldering, top-rope, and lead falls in climbing
- Any direct impact that breaks down the soft tissues around or in the greater trochanteric area of the iliac Crest or greater trochanteric regions (car crashes, slip-and-falls, etc.)
Contact us today if your hip pointer injury has been severed. Our orthopedic hip specialists are happy to answer all your questions regarding your injury.
Compression
Hip pointer injuries can make compression difficult because the area is too large for proper compression.
Elevation
Although it might feel awkward, elevating your injured leg and hip above your heart can help to reduce swelling, pain, and discomfort. To elevate your injured leg and hip, use pillows, cushions, or any other support.
Time to heal a hip pointer injury
You should allow your hip to heal before you return to any sports or other activities. This will prevent injury from getting worse. It takes hip pointer injuries between 1 and 4 weeks for them to heal. However, more serious injuries can take longer. Although hip pointer surgery can be very rare, it is possible to sustain a hip fracture or hematoma from severe hip points. In these cases, the fluid buildup may need to be removed or an operation performed.
Contact us today if you have suffered a hip pointer injury. We will gladly answer any questions about your injury from one of our orthopedic hip specialists.
