Pearls from Stoller Macau April 2011 - 6. Hip

1. Normal sulcus - Posteroinferior sublabral sulucs, Transverse Ligament Labral Sulcus, Perilabral Sulcus
2. Stellate Lesion - supra-acetabular fossa; more prom. in teens; normal thinning
3. GRE for chondrocalcinosis
4. AVN Grading - Ficat and Arlet
5. TOH -- actually all stress # (subchondral) or insufficiency; repeat MRI in 3 months to exclude AVN (<10%) and document resolution of oedema
6. Labral Tears - most are chondrolabral or longitudinal
7. Iliofemoral ligament - thickening = inflammatory response secondary to degeneration
8. Lig. teres hypertrophy = DDH
9. Labral hypertrophy = DDH