4 in 5 patients who have radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis are asymptomatic. So how can you avoid unnecessary imaging and assess a patient’s risk of having mild to severe osteoarthritis? This video illustrates how to perform an informative hip examination and provides important information about the clinical significance of findings of osteoarthritis on hip x-rays.

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0:00 Introduction
0:50 Patient history
1:35 Gait assessment
2:20 Tests to perform when patient is standing
3:19 Tests to perform when the patient is supine
4:25 Relative scale of strength
6:52 Tests to perform in the lateral position
8:02 Tests to perform in the prone position
9:34 Calculating patient's risk of hip OA