Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hip

The hip is the ball-and-socket joint that connects the thigh bone (femur) to the pelvis, providing the body with the weight-bearing support, stability, and range of motion needed for standing, walking, and most lower-limb movement. Because it carries load throughout life, the hip is a frequent site of injury and age…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 21× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2577-2279 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The hip is the ball-and-socket joint that connects the thigh bone (femur) to the pelvis, providing the body with the weight-bearing support, stability, and range of motion needed for standing, walking, and most lower-limb movement. Because it carries load throughout life, the hip is a frequent site of injury and age-related disease, including fractures, osteoarthritis, and the joint damage that may ultimately require surgical replacement. Research published in the International Journal of Human Anatomy and related OpenAccessPub titles examines the hip across these clinical dimensions. Work has addressed secondary hip fractures among older adults with a prior fracture history, sleep disturbances as a factor in hip fractures, and the links between osteoarthritis and falls. Other studies consider hip osteoarthritis and its disability burden, vitamin D in relation to arthroplasty-associated joint infection, and the biomechanics of hip flexion and landing angle in young athletes, including drop-jump performance in children and soccer players. A case report further documents a rare reaction to a titanium-alloy hip prosthesis. Together these contributions span the hip's anatomy, biomechanics, age-related pathology, and reconstructive treatment. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to the hip joint.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Sleep Disturbances and Hip Fractures

Marks RayCorresponding author
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY 10027, United States
Exact topic Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-20-3495
2020

Osteoarthritis and Falls: Is there a Link?

Marks RayCorresponding author
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY 10027, United States
Exact topic Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-20-3496

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 21 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Hip, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Human Anatomy (ISSN 2577-2279).

Journal editorial board
Randy Kulesza · United States Bing Guoying · United States Shuji Kitahara · Japan

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.