Diagnostic imaging is readily used to assist in the evaluation of individuals with hip and groin conditions. However, this review found a potential discordant relationship between imaging findings of the hip and symptoms.
Similar to other anatomical regions such as the spine, knee and shoulder, this review found a quarter of asymptomatic individuals have imaging defined hip pathology.
This highlights an uncertain relationship of imaging findings and pain. A greater understanding of this relationship may improve the selection of conservative versus surgical interventions for intra-articular hip pathologies as some hip pathologies targeted by surgical management may exist within the normal spectrum.
> From: Heerey et al., Br J Sports Med 52 (2018) 581-593 . All rights reserved to The Author(s). Click here for the online summary.