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Pelvic fractures diagnosed by bone scintigraphy in patients with normal radiographs after a fall
Author(s) -
Stevens Sean C C,
Male Thomas A,
Turner J Harvey
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123751.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bone scintigraphy , scintigraphy , radiography , radiology , hip pain , abnormality , pelvic fracture , pelvis , surgery , psychiatry
When elderly patients present with pain and difficulty walking after a fall, hip fracture is often suspected. If the x ray shows no abnormality early mobilisation is encouraged. When these patients continue to experience pain and are unable to walk, bone scintigraphy may reveal pelvic fractures. We present three illustrative cases and a retrospective review of 50 consecutive patients with pelvic fractures diagnosed by bone scintigraphy.