CASE 359: RIGHT HIP PAIN, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

Women 72 yo, pain at right hip  in walking for 2 months , no trauma, no fever.

Ultrasound of right hip joint ( us 1 scan,  us2, us 3  cross- section).

Plain XRay in AP view  for comparison of right to left hip joint ( XRay image)  no abnormal detected.

CT scanning  ( CT 1 : cross section of  head of  femoral  bone deformation  at right side, CT 2: frontal view,  CT3  3D view).

MRI  of hip joint  in comparison of  right to left  femoral head bone.

Final diagnosis is AVN ( avascular necrosis of femoral head)

Reference  case: http://radsource.us/avn-of-the-hip/