Introduction:

Sports injuries of the hip have been little addressed; however, they have been increasing and their diagnosis is often difficult or delayed. They include multiple conditions and their recovery is usually long.

Objective:

To bring up to date knowledge on some of the sports conditions that affect the hip, which is particularly important to improve medical care.

Methods:

A systematic and detailed bibliographic review is carried out on the subject, for which theoretical, analytical-synthetic, historical-logical and inductive-deductive methods were used, as well as documentary analysis as an empirical method. A systematic search on the subject was carried out in PubMed, Medscape and Google Academics databases from June 2016 to date. Five hundred articles referring to the topic were reviewed. Forty-five articles the total were selected for this paper.

Analysis and synthesis of the information:

Sports-related hip injuries occur between 5 and 9% of adult athletes. Activities with rapid movements, accelerations, decelerations, and directional changes are the main cause of such injuries. They cause bodily harm produced by a transfer of energy, which exceeds the capacity to maintain the entire structure and, or function, during training or competition.

Conclusions:

Sports injuries of the hip can be multiple and are responsible for pain in a large number of athletes, mainly in soccer, gymnastics and baseball. Early diagnosis is essential to avoid progression of the lesion. Improvements in radiological diagnosis and the possibilities of the use of arthroscopy have improved the evolution and prognosis for athletes.

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