MR Imaging Features of Obturator Internus Bursa of the Hip.

Author: Ji Young HWANG ¹ ; Sun Wha LEE ; Jong Oh KIM
Author Information

1. Department of Radiology and Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. mshjy@ewha.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Bursa; Magnetic resonance (MR); Pelvis, MR; Hip, MR
MeSH: Adult; Bursitis/*diagnosis; *Hip Joint; Humans; *Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male
From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(4):375-378
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The authors report two cases with distension of the obturator internus bursa identified on MR images, and describe the location and characteristic features of obturator internus bursitis; the "boomerang"-shaped fluid distension between the obturator internus tendon and the posterior grooved surface of the ischium.