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01-12-2007 | Case Report

Imaging findings in external snapping hip syndrome

Authors: Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Bairbre L. Connolly, Unni Narayanan, Paul S. Babyn

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 12/2007

Abstract

We describe a case of external snapping hip diagnosed by dynamic sonography. The case prompted us to retrospectively review the imaging findings of children who clinically had presented with snapping hip. From this review we identified the features on MRI and CT of either thickening of the iliotibial band or thickening of the anterior edge of the gluteus maximus muscle as the cause of snapping and atrophy of the bulk of gluteus maximus muscle as an important secondary sign associated with snapping.

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Title: Imaging findings in external snapping hip syndrome
Authors: Ganesh Krishnamurthy
Bairbre L. Connolly
Unni Narayanan
Paul S. Babyn
Publication date: 01-12-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 12/2007
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0602-2

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