Hips/pelvis

For pathology in the skeleton in general, see extra-articular skeleton.

X-ray

• Primary examination with hip pain
• Excluding bone tumour/metastasis
• Trauma
• Epiphysiolysis
• Arthrosis
• Calve-Legg-Perthe's
• Dysplasia

Ultrasound

• Coxitis in children
• Hernia

CT

• Complicated skeletal damage, pelvic fractures
• Can be used instead of MRI if sacroiliitis is suspected, Mb. Bechterew

MRI

• Unclarified pain
• Reduced function with negative X-ray
• Avascular necrosis
• Chronic groin pain
• Suspected stress fracture and negative X-ray
• Suspected incomplete fracture and negative X-ray
• Labral damage
• Hamstring injuries
• Bursitis
• |-trochanteric bursitis
• Tumour investigation
• Suspected sacroiliitis, Mb. Bechterew,