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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (24)
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@sueinmn, x-ray can easily miss a hairline fracture, even MRI can miss a hairline fracture. AFF begins as a hairline fracture that can look like additional bone. A CT will show soft tissue effects that might be causing the pain.
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@gently True, but an x-ray is the first "line of defense" and works 80-90% of the time.
(https://msk-radiology.com/trauma/trauma-hip-thigh.html & other links)
It is usually not necessary to jump to scarce and more expensive diagnostic tools right away. And insurance often declines to pay for more sophisticated imaging if the x-ray is not done first.
If there is still a question, the doctor and patient can decide what to do next.