Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Evaluation of the Hip

Topics: 

• Joint abnormalities: hip effusion, labral tear, paralabral cyst, femoro-acetabular impingement, hip arthroplasty
• Bursal Pathology: trochanteric pain syndrome, trochanteric bursitis, iliopsoas bursal fluid
• Muscle and tendon injury:  acute muscle and tendon injury, tendinosis, semimembranosus tear, sports hernia, complete tear adductor longus, rectus femoris tear, calcific tendinosis, iliopsoas hemorrhage
• Snapping Hip syndrome
• Miscellaneous pathology: Morel-Lavallée lesion; Acute and Chronic cellulitis
• Soft-tissue abscess
• Inflammatory myositis
• Lymph node evaluation
• Soft-tissue myxoma
• Soft-tissue sarcoma

Objectives

Upon completion of this enduring material, you should be able to accomplish the following:

• Outline the hip anatomy and recognize ultrasound appearance of the normal hip
• Identify common hip pathology as seen with ultrasound
• State the importance of dynamic ultrasound imaging of the snapping hip
• Recognize that bursitis is uncommon in a patient with a painful trochanter

Date of Original Release: 2/23/2015
This edition valid for credit through: 2/23/2018

Video Length: 00:58:00