A 40 year old male-female patient on long-term steroid therapy presents with recent onset of severe pain in the right hip. Imaging modality of choice for this problem is –: (A) CT scan, (B) Bone scan, (C) MRI, (D) Plain X-ray
Answer is C. Recent onset of severe hip pain with a history of long-term steroid therapy suggests the diagnosis of AVN hip. MRI is the investigation of choice for AVN hip.