title: [Pericoxal fat stripes and the capsule of the hip joint. The anatomical-radiological correlations].
abstract: The capsule of the hip joint can always be demonstrated on antero-posterior radiographs provided two conditions are met: 1. the so-called gluteus minimus fat stripe is shown and 2. the exposure is made in maximal external rotation which can be either active or, better still, passive. Under these conditions the joint capsule appears as a soft tissue band stretched between the margin ot the acetabulum and the upper end of the greater trochanter. Effusions or oedemas of the hip joint cause lateral displacement of the gluteus minimus fat stripe. Anatomical and radiological comparisons, including computed tomography, confirm that the joint capsule of the hip can be demonstrated in this way.
authors.affiliation: Röntgeninstitut, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hamburg-Barmbek.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dihlmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tillmann
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011187:Posture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Perikoxale Fettstreifen und Hüftgelenkkapsel. Anatomisch-radiologische Korrelation.