Anterior Hip
December 2023
Author: Justine Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer Reviewer: R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM
This image was captured by placing the transducer in the long axis, parallel to the femoral neck at the level of the inguinal crease.
Image 1: Case courtesy of Matthew Negaard, author’s own annotation
Image 2: Demonstration of the ultrasound technique for this case. The probe is in the inguinal crease (superior) along the axis of the femoral neck. Author’s own image.
Can you name the key structures in this anterior ultrasound view of the hip?
Below are the major structures of interest labeled in this longitudinal anterior hip ultrasound. For orientation purposes, the acetabulum and actual hip joint is to the left of the screen just above the femoral head (caudad on the patient).
Image 2: Case courtesy of Matthew Negaard, author’s own annotation.
A 76-year-old female fell from standing onto her left side. She is complaining of left hip pain.
Image 1: Author's own image
Image 2: Demonstration of the ultrasound technique for this case. The probe is in the inguinal crease (superior) along the axis of the femoral neck. Author’s own image.
