Osteoarthritis of hip

Case contributed by Usman Bashir , 10 Jul 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 18 Aug 2020

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Grading hip osteoarthritis

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This isKellgren and Lawrence grade 2 (see discussion).

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There is some degree of joint space narrowing superiorly but it is not severe enough to qualify for grade 3. So this is grade 2 osteoarthritis of the hip.

  • -<p>There is some degree of joint space narrowing superiorly but it is not severe enough to qualify for grade 3. So this is grade 2 osteoarthritis of the hip</p>
  • +<p>There is some degree of joint space narrowing superiorly but it is not severe enough to qualify for grade 3. So this is grade 2 osteoarthritis of the hip.</p>

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Sclerosis of the left hip joint with small ostephytes.  Note bilateral SIosteophytes and superior joint degenerationspace narrowing.

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