A 50-year-old woman presents with "left hip pain" of several weeks duration. There is marked tenderness when you press over her proximal lateral thigh. What do you think she has?

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Bursitis is usually accompanied by tenderness on examination. This location is consistent with trochanteric bursitis. Osteoarthritis would generally not be tender and would more likely have decreased range of motion. Rheumatoid arthritis and sciatica would not likely be tender over this area.

A 50-Year-Old Woman Presents with "Left Hip Pain" of Several