Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Pathology, Diagnostic procedure, MR, CT, Musculoskeletal system, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint
Authors:
S. Gupta1, N. KAUR1, M. MATHUR2, J. KAUR MOHI3, A. KAUR1; 1Patiala, Punjab/IN, 2PATIALA (PUNJAB), PUNJAB/IN, 3PATIALA/IN
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-0929
Background
This narrative aims to illustrate a fragment of the spectrum of unanticipated disorders in patients presenting with the chief complaint of a painful hip.
The hip joint aka acetabulofemoral joint primarily serves the weight-bearing function in both static & dynamic postures
Besides the commonly encountered multifarious disorders of hip joint per se,
an assortment of unexpected pathologies with location outside the hip joint may too have painful hip as the primary symptomatology
These entities can range from seemingly innocuous conditions like Bertolotti syndrome to iliopsoas abscess requiring emergent intervention
The imaging scan of hip joint proper is apparently normal and does not reveal the cause of pain warranting a systematic search for extra-articular causes by the radiologist
We will discuss the approach,
brief overview and pertinent radiology findings in such conditions on case to case basis with emphasis on teaching points.