And below is my right hip in a neutral position:
I'm not sure what to make out of any of this. I think I looked pretty much the same in the subsequent x-rays that were taken more recently. Here's the one with my right leg bent:
And here's one of my right hip in a neutral position:
So I'm not sure what to make of any of this. I looked at the x-ray of both hips, and decided that, in my lay opinion, the left hip looks as bad as the right one. That is, if I'm looking at the correct portion of the hip socket -- which I very well may not be. This is the left hip in a neutral position:
So, other than the fact that now my blog has pictures, I don't know what value any of this really adds. I'm not comfortable posting my MRI pics because I REALLY don't understand what I'm looking at, and for some reason, it seems a little too personal to share on the Internet. (But it's truly amazing and somewhat mindblowing just how much of our insides can be revealed through an MRI).
Anyway, enjoy the pretty pics!
Hi Janet!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can tell the right hip looks worse in terms of the pincer form of FAI. This is just my personal opinion from what I see when I look at the x-ray. The pincer form is impingement coming from the acetabulum (hip joint) and cam is coming from the femoral head or femoral neck! Hope that helps!
MRI pics are scary. :)
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