OBJECTIVES: The medical aspects of injuries of the lower extremity is well known, however, limited information is available on physiotherapy treatment of these diseases. The aim of our study is to assess amount and frequency of the physiotherapy services in hip and thigh injuries  based on age and gender distribution. METHODS: Data were derived from the countrywide database of Hungarian Health Insurance Administration (HHIA), based on official reports of outpatient care institutes in 2009. The total numbers of different physiotherapy services were determined by selecting the reported specific diagnoses codes and counting the number treatments provided for that specific diagnosis code. The different types of treatment codes are listed in the chapter of the Guidelines of HHIA for `Physiotherapists, massage-therapists, conductors and other physiotherapy practices`. The number of cases in physiotherapy activities related to for hip and thigh injuries (BNO S70-79) were determined per 10,000 persons by age and gender in outpatient care. RESULTS: The total number of the 151 different physiotherapy services was 353.260  cases at the hip and thigh injuries in the year of 2009 at the. In 2009 the average number of cases of physiotherapy activities per 10,000 persons accounted for 351.91 cases. The average number of cases per 10,000 persons for males and females were 443.7 cases for males and 249.75 cases for females. The number of cases of the hip and thigh injuries were higher in the 15-49 age group in males, and in the age group of elderly females. CONCLUSIONS: In case of the hip and thigh injuries, the highest demand of the outpatient care physiotherapy services occurred older injured patients. The differences in young males vary with the physical activity and the type of recreation activities, and with the condition of osteoporosis in elderly females.