Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Sonography (ultrasound) of the hip
- Conventional x-rays of the hip joint, etc. – in cases of suspected e.g. Fracture (bone fracture), hip dislocation (dislocated hip joint), epiphysiolysis capitis femoris (femoral head dislocation), Perthes disease (aseptic bone necrosis (necrosis (tissue death) of bone that occurs in the absence of infection (“aseptic”) due to an insufficient supply of blood (ischemia)) of the caput femoris (femoral head; head of femur)).
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis (pelvic CT/ MRI) – for further diagnosis.
- Leukocyte scintigraphy – nuclear medicine procedure in which accumulations of radioactively labeled leukocytes (white blood cells) can be visualized, e.g., in sites of inflammation (V. a. acute/chronic osteomyelitis)
