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Hip XRay in OsteoarthritisAka: Pelvis XRay in Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Hip XRay, Osteoarthritis Pelvis XRay

See Also
1. Osteoarthritis
Views
1. Anteroposterior Pelvis (AP Pelvis)
  1. Shows arthritic changes in hips and sacroiliac joints
Findings
1. Hip Joint
  1. Superolateral joint space narrowing
  2. Subchondral sclerosis
  3. Subchondral cyst formation
  4. Irregularity of femoral head
2. Sacroiliac Joint
  1. Bridging osteophytes between ilium and sacrum
  2. Subchondral sclerosis
  3. No ankylosis (joint space collapse) or Erosions
    1. Contrast with Ankylosing Spondylitis
    2. Contrast with Psoriatic Arthritis
    3. Contrast with Reiter's Syndrome
References
1. Brower (1998) Arthritis Black and White, Saunders
2. Klippel (1997) Primer Rheumatic Diseases, AF
3. Swagerty (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(2):279

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