Plain radiographs of the hip
May be normal early in disease
If high suspicion obtain bone scan or MRI
Imaging findings:
Widening of cartilage space of affected hip
Small size ossific nucleus of femoral head
Subchondral stress fracture line in femoral head
May be normal early in disease
If high suspicion obtain bone scan or MRI
Widening of cartilage space of affected hip
Small size ossific nucleus of femoral head
Subchondral stress fracture line in femoral head
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Acute rheumatic fever
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Developmental dysplasia of hip
Patellofemoral syndrome
Femur fracture
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Boxer's fracture