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FROM MY PT SCHOOL NOTES · DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING · UNIT 3 · CHAPTER 10
Hip and pelvis
Review the relevant anatomy and imaging question before deciding what the finding may mean for rehabilitation.
Key imaging concepts
- Check AP pelvis symmetry, femoral head position, joint space and pelvic ring. Projection and rotation can change apparent neck-shaft relationships.
- Trauma and inability to bear weight raise concern for occult femoral neck/intertrochanteric injury even with an inconclusive initial image.
- In athletes, consider avulsion, stress injury and hip morphology cautiously; imaging appearances alone do not establish pain generators.
PT clinical connection
An older adult unable to weight-bear after a fall needs prompt evaluation rather than a trial of exercises.
High-yield distinction
Older adult after a fall: Inability to bear weight with proximal femoral pain needs urgent evaluation even when the initial radiograph is nondiagnostic. VERIFIED REAL-IMAGE REFERENCES (SOURCE LINKS ONLY) • Hip osteoarthritis · CC BY 4.0 · low resolution; confirm readability before final inclusion
Course source: 4 Hip.pdf; 4 Hip Cases.pdf. These are educational notes, not image reading certification or a substitute for an official report. Imaging orders and interpretation rights vary with professional scope and state law; image examples must be clinically verified and properly licensed.
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