X-Hip
The basic principles about the hip X-ray examination.
Normal Anatomy
The proximal femur is formed by the proximal femoral shaft, greater/lesser trochanter, femoral neck and femoral head. The hip joint is a ball (= femoral head) and socket (acetabulum) joint. The acetabulum is formed by three fused ossal structures: the illium, ischium and pubis (complete bony fusion is achieved at the age of 20-25 years).
The artery in the round ligament (ligamentum teres) supplies the femoral head with blood, but the primary blood suppliers are the medial/lateral femoral circumflex arteries originating in the deep femoral artery (a. femoralis profunda – AFP) (fig. 6).
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drs. A. van der Plas, MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+
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