Hip pain Dull ache or throbbing pain in the groin or buttock area Difficult to stand and put weight on the affected hip Moving the hip joint is painful 
An injury that slows or stops blood flow to a bone such as Hip dislocations, hip fractures, Excessive Alcoholism Smoking High doses of corticosteroids for a long time Childhood diseases including Legg-Calve Perthes disease
Other medical conditions include Caisson disease (diver's disease or "the bends"), sickle cell disease, myeloproliferative disorders, Gaucher's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Crohn's disease, arterial embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and vasculitis, etc 
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