OBJECTIVE: The hip has several anatomic variants that may be mistaken for pathologic abnormalities. The radiologist needs to be able to distinguish these variants from true abnormalities. In this review, we present nonlabral variants of the hip that can be seen on MRI. CONCLUSION: The hip has multiple anatomic variants that may mimic disease on hip MRI. Like labral variants, nonlabral variants can be confused for true abnormalities.
OBJECTIVE: The hip has several anatomic variants that may be mistaken for pathologic abnormalities. The radiologist needs to be able to distinguish these variants from true abnormalities. In this review, we present nonlabral variants of the hip that can be seen on MRI. CONCLUSION: The hip has multiple anatomic variants that may mimic disease on hip MRI. Like labral variants, nonlabral variants can be confused for true abnormalities.