Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho
            
            Figure 1 shows a normal hip.
            Figure 2 shows osteoarthritis of the hip with loss of cartilage, narrowing of the joint space (the space between the bones), and bone spurs.
           
          
            
            
            
              
                
                  Current as of:  July 31, 2024
               
              
                
                  Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff
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