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It is performed as an [[X-ray of the hip joint]].
==Evaluation in adults==
The main focus is on the joint, but also includes an overview of the projected pelvic bones and femur.
===Potential findings by the hip jointin adults===
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File:X-ray of a normal hip joint.jpg|Normal hip
File:X-ray of pincer impingement.jpg|X-ray in pincer impingement type of hip dysplasia, showing a pincer at the lateral part of the acetabulum<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>File:X-ray of cam.jpg|X-ray of cam, with bulging at the lateral part of the neck of the femur neck<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
File:X-ray of hip osteoarthritis.jpg|Hip in osteoarthritis with joint space narrowing and sclerosis. <br>See '''[[X-ray of osteoarthritis of the hip joint]]'''
File:X-ray of septic arthritis of the hip.jpg|Septic arthritis, similar to osteoarthritis but occurs faster and is generally more erosive.<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
File:X-ray of synovial chondromatosis.jpg|X-ray of synovial chondromatosis, with a calcified cartilaginous chondroma inferiorly.<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
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==Potential findings in children==
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File:Roe-perthes.jpg|Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease occurs mainly between the ages of 4 and 10 years, with osteonecrosis of the left head of the femur<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
File:Epilys.jpg|Slipped capital femoral epiphysis usually affect 11- to 14-year-old patients.<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
File:X-ray of left hip effusion secondary to trauma.jpg|Left hip effusion, showing widening of the medial joint space.<ref name="Ruiz SantiagoSantiago Chinchilla2016"/>
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