Normal X-rays Don’t Always Explain Hip Pain Hip X-rays mainly show bone alignment and arthritis. Many common causes of hip pain involve cartilage, labrum, tendons, muscles, or bone marrow, which are not visible on X-ray. When pain persists, MRI is ...

Normal X-rays Don’t Always Explain Hip Pain Hip pain can be difficult to diagnose because many important hip structures—labrum, cartilage, tendons, muscles, and bone marrow—are not visible on X-rays. When pain persists despite “normal” X-ra...