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Ultrasound of the Hip

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Ultrasound of the hip is a very useful clinical tool that aids the physical exam in the evaluation of most hip complaints given the depth of the joint and periarticular soft tissues. It is easy to perform and can be done in the office setting. In this chapter, standard views of the anterior hip and extended standard views of the lateral hip are discussed. Important anatomy and findings in the normal hip are reviewed. Commonly encountered pathologies in the hip joint and periarticular soft tissues and imaging findings in greater trochanteric pain syndrome are illustrated. The development of an ultrasound scoring system for large joints in the inflammatory arthritides as it applies to the hip and the inclusion of hip ultrasound in the 2012 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology provisional classification for polymyalgia rheumatica are discussed. Next follows a demonstration of ultrasound-guided hip joint aspiration/injection as well as ultrasound-guided injection of the trochanteric bursa.

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Matza, M.A., Rastalsky, N. (2021). Ultrasound of the Hip. In: Kohler, M.J. (eds) Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73555-5_6

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