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What does narrowing of the hip joint mean?
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Means there is: Less cartilage between the ball of the leg bone and the socket of the hip bone. Since the x-ray only sees bone, narrowing often means destruction or wear and tear of cartilage has occurred.
Answered 10/19/2019
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