UK sources of information and / or support

 Hip Surgery

Reliable information provided by Arthritis Research UK.

 STEPS

National Association for Children with Lower Limb Abnormalities. Support and advice on any kind of lower limb abnormalities including talipes and congenital dislocation of the hip.

 Anaesthetic Choices for Hip or Knee Replacement

Information from West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust.

 Hip Fracture

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

  Minimally invasive total hip replacement

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

  Distal iliotibial band lengthening for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

  Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 Combined bony and soft tissue reconstruction for hip joint stabilisation in proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD)

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 EssexHipSurgeon

Web site authored by a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon specialising in hip and knee joint replacement surgery, and is intended as a source of information and communication for patients, medical consultants and other healthcare professionals.

 Hip replacement

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Irritable hip

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Hip replacement and hip revision

Information from BUPA.

 Hip resurfacing (hip arthroplasty)

Information from BUPA.

See also the Patient UK arthritis and joint problems page

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.