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Abstract
This study is designed to evaluate the correlation benefits of clinical assessment, conventional plain radiography and MRI findings to approach the short timing and accurate diagnosis for 50 adult patients suffer from chronic hip joint pain.
The mean age of the studied patients was44.1±20.5 years with a range of 18-80 years. The frequency of males was higher than females (56% versus 44%, respectively). The frequency of smokers was 20% among the studied patients.
Forty eight percent of the studied patients suffered from low back pain, 8% of them had a long history of rheumatoid arthritis (mean duration 10.0±2.0 years), 4% of them complained from arthritis in early years of life (juvenile idiopathic arthritis) and 24% of the patients complained from knee pain [either unilateral (20%) or bilateral (4%)].
Four percent of the studied patients suffered from pressure ulcers, 8% of them had hypertension and 4% of them complained from thyroid disorders. Approximately 40% of the studied patients had negative review of other systems.