HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

What does narrowing of the hip joint mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Andrew Germanovich answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Means there is: Less cartilage between the ball of the leg bone and the socket of the hip bone. Since the x-ray only sees bone, narrowing often means destruction or wear and tear of cartilage has occurred.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/19/2019

4.8k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

What does it mean: extreme hip joint pain due to sitting criss-cross?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What does it mean on x-ray results if hip joints appear well preserved?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Can you still be diagnosed with hypermobility if it (now) presents more in joints that aren't in the Beighton criteria? Ie, wrists, ankles, shoulders, hips, or bending backwards or sideways rather than touching the floor? Beighton seems quite narrow?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Hips feel like it "pops" out of place when walking sometimes, also joint pain when walking. What's this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What does this mean Moderate to severe right hip joint degenerative changes appear progressed from the prior exam, with near complete superior joint?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

What does mild bilateral superior hip joint narrowing mean?
What do this mean? Mild to moderate degenerative joint disease biateral hips and what is the paragraph below saying? Alignment appears anatomic. Mild narrowing is noted at hip jonit biaterally. Moderate bony spurring is noted of the acetabulum biatera
Pelvis xray reads"Mild Subcondral schlerosis superiorly in roof of both acetabula,no other significant degenerative features or joint space narrowing" have severe left & moderate right hip pain. what does this mean?I have long thought osteoarthritis?
What does it mean if a joint in your hip pops? Should i be worried?
What does "soft tissue shadows are normal" in a hip joint x ray mean?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.