What will hip mri show

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It is summarized here:. The best assessment would be a physical examination in the office. The presence or absence of bone spurs osteophytes , and their locations. The shape of the femoral head itself. In very poor candidates, the hip does not even look like a hip anymore; the ball is flattened or egg-shaped and does not fit into the socket as well.

Once the damage is this extensive, the patient will likely need a recommendation for total hip replacement. This is best explained with a visual presentation.

In the video below you will see a patient that was recommended for a hip replacement but was actually a better candidate for Prolotherapy. In this image, we see a patient with problems with bone spurs. Is this person a good candidate for Prolotherapy?

This person has some mild osteoarthritis in his right hip he also has a bone spur in this image it is depicted by the arrow. Even though the patient has good joint space, far from being bone on bone, the bone spur was limiting his range of motion.

We can help this patient as a good candidate for Prolotherapy but he is not an excellent candidate for Prolotherapy because of the bone spur. In this image, we see an excellent candidate for Prolotherapy.

Here the patient with chronic hip pain has good joint space and a good range of motion. Once the damage is so extensive, the patient will need a recommendation for total hip replacement. In this image, we show a patient who would not be a good candidate for Prolotherapy treatment.

This patient has severe osteoarthritis and degeneration of his right hip. He has lost all joint space and has developed bone spurs throughout the joint. He has a severely limited range of motion and was unable to flex the hip to 90 degrees or internally rotate his hip at all. He is not a good candidate for Prolotherapy. In the video below Ross Hauser, MD demonstrates a screening process to help patients determine if our treatments may be helpful.

We hope you found this article informative and it helped answer many of the questions you may have surrounding your hip problems and hip instability.

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