https://radiopaedia.org/cases/hip-osteoarthritis

check out the difference between the left and right hip joints in this case from radiopaedia

• Older woman without signs of inflammation (no fever, normal ESR) who has asymmetric groin pain (indicative of hip pathology) with an x-ray showing joint-space narrowing particularly between the left femoral head and acetabulum, consistent with osteoarthritis
• Pathology in the hip –> Groin pain (HIGH YIELD!!!!)
• Features of osteoarthritis –> Joint cysts/osteophyte, subchondral sclerosis, joint-space narrowing

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