68-year-old female with severe left pain, evaluate for fracture/abscess/labral tear. Please note that per the technologist's notes the patient was combative and unable to hold still. The service was paged and medications were given prior to the MRI and during the exam by the RN. Evaluation of the left hip is limited due to suboptimal quality.ACETABULAR LABRUM: The labrum cannot be adequately visualized in this suboptimal study, however, no gross labral abnormalities are identified.ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND BONE: No significant abnormality noted. No acute fracture is identified.SOFT TISSUES: No significant abnormality noted. No evidence of infection/abscess. ADDITIONAL
Given the limitations of this examination no significant hip pathology is identified. Perhaps a steroid/lidocaine injection might be helpful to determine if the patient's pain is definitely originating in the hip and not the lower lumbar spine.