Cortisone shots are steroid injections that doctors may administer to help treat pain and inflammation in the hip joint. Doctors may also use this procedure to help diagnose the cause of hip pain.

A 58-year-old woman with left hip pain. X-ray from one month prior to the steroid/anesthetic injection demonstrates moderate joint space narrowing (arrows) and bony proliferation (arrowheads).

The injections were only ever thought to be a temporary measure, but they were one of the few things in a doctor’s tool kit to help people with an often debilitating condition.

Their results found that 22-24% of the hip injection group had new osteonecrosis vs. 5-9% of the hip control group and to 5% of the shoulder injection group.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2017 -- They may temporarily ease pain, but new research suggests that steroid injections to arthritic hips may exacerbate bone trouble over the longer term.

Question: Can Some Types Of Injections Into My Joints Be Helpful For Pain? Answer: Joint injections can be very helpful. Now, again we have to talk about the different types of joints that are ...

Corticosteroid injections are a common treatment option for pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But a new study adds to concerns that hip steroid injections may lead ...

“In those cases that respond to a diagnostic hip injection, eight in 10 patients will find a hip scope to be a cure for their problem,” he said, adding that it relieves their pain and helps ...