Necrosis of the femoral head, a worrying-sounding disease, is bothering more and more people. However, due to its early symptoms, it is easy to confuse with diseases such as arthritis, causing many patients to miss the best time for treatment. Today, let's take a look at the 5 early symptoms of necrosis of the femoral head.
Symptom 1: Hip pain
This is one of the most common early symptoms of femoral head necrosis, but it can easily be mistaken for pain caused by arthritis. The pain of necrosis of the femoral head is usually located in the groin area, which is the base of the thigh, and is worse with activity or weight-bearing, but relieved with rest.
Symptom 2: Restricted hip movement
Patients may feel that the hip joint is not as flexible as before, especially when doing maneuvers such as internal rotation and abduction, there will be significant obstacles.
Symptom 3: Lameness
Early manifestations may be intermittent claudication, which is pain and weakness in the legs after a period of walking, requiring rest to continue walking. As the condition progresses, the claudication may become more noticeable and persistent.
Symptom 4: chills in the lower limbs
I always feel cold in my lower limbs, especially in my hip joints, which is difficult to improve even in a warm environment.
Symptom 5: Pain in the lower back
Due to the connection between the nerves in the hip joint and the lower back, necrosis of the femoral head sometimes causes radiating pain in the lower back, which can easily be mistaken for a lumbar disease such as a herniated lumbar disc.
It is important to note that these symptoms do not always occur at the same time and may be mild and easy to overlook. If the above symptoms occur, especially if there are high-risk factors such as long-term hormone use, alcoholism, hip trauma, etc., you should seek medical attention in time and have relevant examinations, such as X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), etc., so as to make a clear diagnosis as soon as possible and take effective treatment measures.
Early detection and treatment are essential for the prognosis of femoral head necrosis. Don't take these early symptoms lightly as ordinary arthritis, so as not to delay the disease and bring more pain and difficulty to treat yourself.