Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in children: early MRI findings.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of our study was to identify the early MRI findings characteristic of idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in children.


CONCLUSIONS
A geometric region of abnormal signal intensity centered in the proximal femoral epiphysis, accompanied by ipsilateral ill-defined acetabular bone marrow edema, mild synovial hypertrophy, and minimal if any joint fluid, in a child with a painful stiff hip are early MRI findings characteristic of idiopathic chondrolysis.
Laor
Tal
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Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. laor@cchmc.org
Crawford
Alvin H
AH
D000293:Adolescent; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D003287:Contrast Media