Osteoarthritis x ray hip
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This month, when I saw my orthopedic surgeon for a 2 year follow up, the x-ray of my natural hip showed some changes. My surgeon glanced at the x-ray and said I was developing cysts on the ball of the femur. There is also a bone spur on the neck of the femur. According to my surgeon, these changes are early signs of arthritic changes in my hip. I am willing to believe that, but I do not understand how he can determine the cause of the changes in my hip by just glancing at the x-ray.
Once my ring finger knuckle hurt for a year. The doc said the X-Ray showed no knuckle between the finger bones. Is this a case of disappearing joints? I've tried glucosamine chondroitin and shark cartilage but I can't see any noticeable improvements. Is there any way to resolve (aside from pain killers and drugs that have unknown or risky side affects)?
In your case, as it is already diagnosed as osteoarthritis, there is a possibility of increased inflammation in the hip joint, that could happen due to stress, infection etc. Osteoarthritis of hip is a common degenerative hip joint disorder that tends to affect older people. The main symptom is pain in the buttocks, thigh and calf. Treatment involves rest and antinflammatory drugs until pain subsides. Also antibiotics and hormone terapy can be implicated depending upon the severity.
I agree with Priddy44 with waiting for labs - definitely have to r/o RA....OA most likely would have shown up on xrays....MRI of hips/sacrum/lower spine would also help...you mentioned you've had the pain for a week but have you ever had it before? Did it come on suddenly without notice or injury or was it gradual? No falls/injuries/over-exertion type activities?
I hope you're feeling some relief soon!
Hi, After experiencing acute jabs of pain in my right hip when I walked, my PCP referred me to a rheumatologist and I had an X-ray done. The diagnosis was "osteoarthritis of the right hip" with a calcium deposit on a tendon near my hip. That supposedly was why I was experiencing all the stabbing pain. I also have severe degeneration of the discs of my back.
The acute pain has sort of disappeared and now it is a more subtle pain that is located more in the groin area of the hip.
{{Mild degenerative arthritic changes of the SI joints and pubic symphysis. Tiny benign appearing cyst of the left inferior pubic ramus. Radiographically normal bilateral hips.}} The "benign appearing cyst" concerns me. When my primary care physician's office called with the results of the x-rays, no mention was made of the cyst. The way I found out about it was that I asked them to send me copies of the x-ray reports. What are "SI joints"?
lumbar spine right convex, excessive lordosis, straight legs bending test, hand fingertip 5 cm from the ground, straight leg extension waist test was negative, straight-leg raising test negative. X-ray left congenital hip dislocation, highly sensitive point of tenderness in the left buttock and thigh roots .diagnosis: soft tissue damage in the outside spinal canal lead to left hip pain, combined with congenital dislocation of the hip.
May I ask if they ran any type of tests? Did they did an x-ray or an MRI on your hip? If they di some tests, what were the results of them? If your Doctor didn't do anything then it might be time to find another Doctor to get a 2nd opinion! Sometimes you have to get 2nd or even 3rd opinions before someone is willing to (as Tuck puts it) "think outside of the box"!
Bone cysts, which are areas of relative thinning of the bone, show up as hollow areas on the X-ray adjacent to the joint itself. A hip replacement will often be the treatment of choice if there is significant evidence of osteoarthritis.Otherwise bone grafting can be considered.In this, the cyst is scraped out with a special instrument called a curette. Donor tissue or bone chips are packed into the resulting depression to replace the fluid.
I was allso thinking osteoarthritis which my dad and uncle have and they both had symptoms at an early age,but my doctor has done a blood test in november2010,and just did an x-ray of my hips and lower back and said that there were no signs but i really believe it is. Becase I have only been having the pain for almost two years i was thinking that it might not show damage yet on the x-ray!
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