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Hip with pincer morphology on plain radiograph
Hip with pincer morphology on plain radiograph
This anterior-posterior plain radiograph shows pincer morphology of the hip. Note the extended acetabulum and over-coverage of the femoral head (arrow). This morphology represents one type of femoroacetabular impingement.
Courtesy of Antony Palmer, MA, BMBCh, DPhil.
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