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My right hip has been popping for a while. it is warm to the touch and very painful. it gets stiff in the morning. i'm a runner, what could this be?

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Stress fracture: you might have stress fracture or dislocated hip joint. Needs to be seen immediately and have MRI or CT scan of hip joint

Answered 4/29/2015

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