Transient osteoporosis of the hip is an uncommon disease, the cause is not known. This condition is reversible. Because generally the hip joint is effected it is named as “transient osteoporosis of the hip”. It is usually seen in women in the third trimester of pregnancy and in middle-aged men. The patients admitts with acute, severe, and progressive hip pain and these complaints are generally severe limiting their ambulations. Prognose of transient osteoporosis of the hip is good. In treatment; conservative treament approaches, bed rest is recommended and generally complaints are disappear in a few months. In this article; a case is presented which has applied with acut hip pain in one side, in the third trimester of pregnancy. The case has been diagnosed as transient osteoporosis of the hip according to clinical examination and radilogical investigation results. And cured with conservative approaches. (From the World of Osteoporosis 2009;15:48-51)Key words: Transient osteoporosis of the hip, pregnancy, hip pain

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