title: Hip pain in adults: MR imaging appearance of common causes.
abstract: To determine the exact origin of hip pain can be challenging. Symptoms apparently originating from the hip may arise from the pelvis, the sacroiliac joint, the lumbar spine, periarticular structures such as muscles and bursae, or from unexpected sites such as the abdominal wall, the genitourinary tract, or the retroperitoneal space. This article reviews the differential diagnosis of hip pain arising from the hip and surrounding structures and the role of different imaging methods with emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging where most recent advances have occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Orthopedic University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland. mengiardi@yahoo.de
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mengiardi
authors.forename: Christian W A
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Pfirrmann
authors.forename: Juerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodler
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D001175:Arthrography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography