Radiological investigations to assess the hip

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89.A 67 year old male attends follow up arthroplasty clinic. His anteroposterior radiograph is shown below.
He had a fall 3 weeks ago and asks if his X-ray  “looks ok”. The acetabular cup demonstrates the following features

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Figure 1.Anteroposterior(AP) radiograph right hip

QUESTION ID: 1098

1. A. Absent medial stress shielding (osteopenia)
2. B. Absent superolateral sclerosis (buttress)
3. C. Continuous radiolucent line around cup
4. D. No evidence of inferomedial buttress
5. E. Remodelling of radial trabeculae pattern
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