Symptoms of a Hip Infection Symptoms of an infection in the hip
include pain, swelling, warmth or redness around the hip joint
or other joints. Hip Infection Diagnosis First, our doctors
examine your child, looking for signs of infection. We may
gently move your child’s legs to see if they are stiff or cannot
move as much as usual. We will check to see if your child’s hip
or other joints are swollen, warm or red (inflamed). The doctor
may take radiographs to look for signs of swelling and changes
in your child’s bones and joints. If the doctor does not see
signs of infection on the radiographs, they may ask your child
to have a bone scan or an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.
They may also remove fluid from the hip joint using a needle
(aspiration).