title: MRI of hip osteoarthritis and implications for surgery.
abstract: Osteoarthritis of the hip joint is caused by a combination of intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors. Different surgical techniques are being performed to delay or halt osteoarthritis. Success of salvage procedures of the hip depends on the existing cartilage and joint damage before surgery; the likelihood of therapy failure rises with advanced osteoarthritis. For imaging of intra-articular hip pathology, MR imaging represents the best technique because of its ability to directly visualize cartilage, superior soft tissue contrast, and the prospect of multidimensional imaging. This article gives an overview on the standard MR imaging techniques used for diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis and their implications for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. mamisch@bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Tallal C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mamisch
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zilkens
authors.forename: Klaus A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Siebenrock
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bittersohl
authors.forename: Young-Jo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Werlen
mesh_terms: D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*