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DOI: 6/23/2014. Patient is a 37-year-old right-hand dominant male warehouse technician who sustained a left hip injury due to repetitive motion at work. Per OMNI, the patient was diagnosed with left hip strain and sciatica.
Based on the initial orthopedic evaluation report dated 01/15/2016, the patient complained of frequent left hip pain rated as 7/10. He reports radiation of his pain from the hip through the buttock down the left leg. He experiences occasional weakness of the hip and limps favoring his left leg when he is tired. He reports easy fatigability with the left hip and leg. He occasionally uses over the counter Aleve for relief of his pain. As of this report, review of X-rays demonstrates severe collapse of the femoral head as

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