Polio pelvis

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right hip deformity with pain.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Pelvic inclination to the right with atrophy of the right hemipelvis, proximal femur as well as the right-sided pelvis musculature. Shallow right acetabulum with narrowed obturator foramen. 

Case Discussion

This radiograph illustrates the polio-related atrophy in a patient with a history of poliomyelitis in her childhood.

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