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Rapidly progressive hip OA

Rapidly progressive hip OA
Left hip radiograph (supine, non-weightbearing) showing late features of rapidly progressive OA (apatite-associated destructive arthritis) in an 85-year-old female patient. There is marked bone attrition of the superior femoral head, sclerosis of the superior acetabulum and femoral head (arrowheads), and widening of the joint space (asterisk).
OA: osteoarthritis.
Courtesy of Michael Doherty, MA, MD, FRCP, FHEA.
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