Approach to common causes of hip or groin pain in adult runners^*

ED: emergency department.

* Not all hip or groin pain is caused by local pathology. Conditions in the lower back or knee can radiate to the hip or groin.

¶ The diagnoses included here are those that occur most often in adult recreational runners. However, runners may develop other musculoskeletal hip and groin injuries unrelated to running. Refer to UpToDate topics covering injuries of the hip and groin for a more complete discussion.