Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become the workhorse in the imaging evaluation of the painful or clinically abnormal hip. It provides an excellent anatomic overview and demonstration of the bony…
MR imaging of the hip is frequently used in symptomatic patients before hip preservation surgery; it is used as a decision-making tool and as a planning tool. The MRI can…
After initial evaluation with radiography, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the most common modality used to establish the diagnosis and characterize osseous and soft tissue tumors of the hip. Tumors…
Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip arthroplasty was expected to provide benefits over metal-on-polyethylene systems. After widespread placement of MoM implants, outcomes have been disappointing. MoM implants are associated with higher serum levels…
Inflammation of the hip may be due to infectious and noninfectious causes. Furthermore, involvement is categorized based on the origin and spread to adjacent structures involving the soft tissues, the…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the standard imaging modality for activity-related groin pain. Lesions, including rectus abdominis/adductor aponeurosis injury and osteitis pubis, can be accurately identified and delineated in…
Hip pain is a common but potentially vexing clinical problem; symptoms may be protean, referred, and poorly localized. History and physical examination can be unreliable in discriminating between intra-articular and…
MR imaging, because of its multiplanar capability and superior soft tissue contrast resolution, is the preferred modality to assess osseous and soft tissue structures around the hip joint. This article…
Ischiofemoral impingement is a syndrome defined by hip pain associated with narrowing of the space between ischial tuberosity and lesser trochanter. This phenomenon leads to abnormalities of the quadratus femoris…
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of early-onset osteoarthritis of the hip. It can be caused by morphologic abnormalities involving the proximal femur or acetabulum, leading to abnormal abutment…
