Hip pain is a common complaint among athletes of all ages. Advances in imaging and
treatment are changing the paradigm of evaluation and management of hip pain. The role of …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to assess the diagnostic performance of two
abbreviated hip MRI protocols—coronal STIR images only and coronal STIR with coronal T1 …

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) most commonly manifests as anterior
groin pain. Patients occasionally have posterior pain but otherwise have clinical and …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the hip has been valuable in the diagnosis of occult
osseous abnormalities and of periarticular soft tissue disorders. MRI has been less useful in …

Evaluation of children who have hip pain can be a diagnostic challenge. This article reviews
pertinent history taking, physical examination, laboratory testing, and imaging studies that …

Injuries to the hip are commonly encountered by orthopedic surgeons and will, for the most
part, respond well to conservative therapy. When a patient's hip pain has not responded to …

Background: Acetabular labral tears as a source of potential hip pain have received a great
deal of attention in recent literature. The gold standard for identifying acetabular labral tears …

Background: Arthroscopic surgery of the hip is being increasingly used to diagnose and treat
various abnormalities, including acetabular labral tears. Magnetic resonance arthrography …

Purpose: Traditional imaging techniques have limited ability to detect subtle chondral and
labral injuries of the hip. We performed a retrospective review of patients who underwent …

PURPOSE: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral pathology have been
recognized as causative factors for hip pain. The clinical diagnosis is now based on MRI-A …