Which one of the following is the investigation of choice for evaluation of suspected Pehe&;s disease?
MRI is helpful to assess the area of infarction & femoral head contour . *radiographic assessment is necessary to determine the progress of the disease ,sphericity of femoral head , epiphyseal extrusion or collapse & response to treatment . *salter extrusion angle helps to assess femoral head extrusion . *ahrography is useful in the early resorptive stage of the disease *radionuclide bone scan - used to detect potential form of pehes disease. REF:textbook of ohopedics, John ebnezer, 4th edition ,pg.no.414
Plain X-ray
Ultrasonography (US)
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Pediatric orthopedics