X-rays and scans can fail to differentiate hip pathology from lumbar spinal stenosis: Two case reports.

Conclusion: Hip pathology may mimic lumbar spinal stenosis. In the two cases presented, plain X-rays failed to document hip fractures (case 1) and AVN (case 2), respectively, both of which were later diagnosed on MRI studies. PMID: 31583162 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31583162?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - October 6, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research